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Christ and Technology: A Christian View

Technology is neither savior nor devil; it is a powerful tool, and tools take the shape of the hands that hold them. Used for love of God and neighbour, technology can heal, connect, and serve. Used without wisdom, it can enslave attention, feed comparison, and crowd out the very relationships it promised. Christianity offers not a rejection of technology but a way to be its master rather than its servant.

Good gift, real temptation

Christianity sees human making, farming, building, medicine, machines, as part of our God-given calling to cultivate and care for the world. Technology is a good gift. But every good gift can become an idol. The question is never simply whether to use a tool, but what it is doing to us, and whom it is teaching us to love.

The attention economy and the soul

Much modern technology is engineered to capture attention, and attention is the substance of a life. Jesus’ call to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength is, among other things, a call to guard where your attention goes. A Christian approach asks: does this tool help me love God and my neighbour more, or less?

Sabbath, presence, and limits

The ancient practices of Sabbath rest, undistracted prayer, and real presence with people are quietly revolutionary in a distracted age. Sometimes the most faithful use of a device is to put it down.

Frequently asked questions

Is technology bad for Christians?

Not in itself. Christianity sees technology as a good gift and part of our calling to cultivate the world. The danger is letting a tool become a master, ruling our attention and crowding out love of God and neighbour.

What does the Bible say about technology and screens?

The Bible predates modern technology, but its wisdom applies: do not be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12), guard your heart, love God with all your attention, and keep Sabbath rest. Use tools for love, not as idols.

How should Christians use social media and their phones?

Intentionally: asking whether a tool helps them love God and others more or less, guarding their attention, refusing comparison and outrage, practising presence with real people, and being willing to put the device down.