—–中国大陆基督徒的属灵呼召

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　　在中国大陆，就在现在、就在今天的信息环境受到严格引导，短视频、微信公众号和抖音等平台充斥着娱乐和主流意识形态的内容，所有的舆论导向都在塑造一个高度同质化的思想空间。当权者致力于统一思想，包括对成功的民营经济企业经营文化理念的传播限制，唯独对能左右人们言论并充当“人民思想宽慰剂”的互联网公司如微信、微博和抖音等公司的业务尤其是短视频业务另眼相看并拉入一统思想的阵营而加以利用，这一双重标准清晰可见。

　　无论是普通人、共产主义信仰者，还是基督徒，我们每天接收到的信息几乎毫无差别：物质主义、享乐主义和官方叙事主导屏幕，让这个巨大“局域网”式的互联网下的每个人无处遁形。基督徒在这样的环境中虽想分别为圣，但也无法克服自身原有的“罪性”，往往也深陷其中。

　　圣经教导我们，基督徒“不要效法这个世界”（罗马书12:2），但要在这种环境中成为圣洁，难度可想而知。这对教会中的每一位——初信者、服事者、青年、父母、长者——都是一场属灵争战。也难怪2000多年前，使徒约翰‘出道’后面对罗马帝国强权统治下的以色列国说出了那句让人振聋发聩的话：“天国近了，你们应当悔改！”(马太福音3:2)。面对信息操控和思想压迫，悔改的祷告和批判性思维成为我们守护信仰、护佑下一代的必备武器。

信息操控下的属灵挣扎

　　想象这样一个场景：闲暇之余刷抖音、短视频、消费广告让你流连忘返，却挤占了独立思考和默想的时间，即便是留出了自己读经祷告的时间，却也魂不守舍、心不在焉；抑或在微信群中，主流观点让你感到压力，不得不顺从以避免冲突。

　　当权者对思想的统一追求显而易见——民营经济若非是一统思想领导下的“成功”便会受限，其领导人也很难得以善终。而（谨小慎）“微”字开头的公司和（瑟瑟发）“抖”字头的公司则因为名称和实际内容和对一统思想的卑微而得到了继续生存下去的空间。这些平台因能监控言论、塑造舆论赚取利润而被容忍。这些平台像鸦片般麻痹人心，推送定制化内容，强化世俗价值观，如成功等于财富、快乐来自享乐。

　　基督徒身处其中，不仅要应对外界号称5000年历史文化传承的压力，还要面对在中国像基督教这样的“小众”派别信仰与环境的冲突：职场中的“随大流”、家庭中的世俗期待，甚至下一代在学校中被灌输的单一思想，都让内心挣扎加剧。青年可能迷失在短视频的洪流，父母在担忧孩子信仰的传承与传统文化的矛盾，长者则困惑于社会变迁。问题来了，我们如何在这操控下持守分别为圣的生命？

悔改的祷告：为己与下一代回归神

　　《诗篇51:10》说：“神啊，求你为我造清洁的心，使我里面重新有正直的灵。”在信息操控的环境中，我们的心思易被世俗牵引，沉迷于抖音的娱乐，或默许微信中的主流叙事。然而不要忘了，悔改是基督徒灵命更新的起点，不仅为自己，也为下一代。拨开云雾，拨开各类世俗乱象的搅扰，它是对分心和妥协的认罪，是主动选择让神掌管我们的思想和家庭的开始。

　　无论你是初信者还是资深信徒，父母还是单身青年，悔改的祷告皆适用。试试这些步骤吧：

1. 每日省察：每天花2到3个5分钟反思，问：“我今天是否被信息操控？我的选择影响了孩子吗？”如沉迷短视频或妥协言论、被特权阶层的言论压制后。
2. 真诚认罪：向神祷告，如：“主，我为忽视你、随从世俗而悔改，求你洁净我，也保守我的下一代。”
3. 家庭灵修：与孩子一起花10分钟读经祷告，传扬信仰，哪怕在隐秘中。

　　看，那间房子里有一对年轻父母，察觉孩子沉迷抖音，效仿其中的不良行为。他们开始每天清晨悔改祷告，求神更新自己，并与孩子一起读《圣经》。通过这些过程，父母双方不仅可以找回灵性，悔改自己，也为孩子种下信仰的种子。

批判性思维：用真理护卫己与后代

　　《约翰一书4:1》教导：“要试验那些灵，是否出于神。”在信息管控下，“微”字头和“抖”字头的手机内容推送的内容看起来“悦人的眼目，且是可喜爱的，能使人有智慧”（创世纪3:6b），但背后却往往服务于统一思想，基督徒若不警醒，很容易被世俗同化。批判性思维是我们的盾牌，帮助我们和我们的下一代分辨真理，抵御思想鸦片的侵蚀。

　　无论你是学生、职场人士还是长者，这些方法皆适用：

1. 建立真理滤网：每次刷抖音或读微信文章，问：“这是否符合《圣经》教导？”如《腓立比书4:8》“凡是真实的、可敬的……就要思想这些事。”
2. 主动选择：在有限资源中，寻找属灵内容，如通过安全渠道获取基督教资源，教导孩子分辨。
3. 祷告求智慧：《雅各书1:5》说：“若有缺少智慧的，应当求那厚赐与众人的神。”为己与下一代求分辨力。
4. 家庭对话：与孩子讨论看到的资讯，教他们用信仰回应，如拒绝追随不良潮流。

　　批判性思维的通俗含义是指通过理性分析和质疑来评估信息，形成独立判断的思维方式。在一统思想的体制里不喜欢这样的思维模式，甚至打压，这一点在言论评审时便可以看出来，在体制的内部也往往会被少数服从多数的言论淹没，但弟兄姐妹们不要因此丧失信心，逐步陷入其中迷失自己的属灵方向。

分别为圣：从挣扎到传承

　　《约翰福音17:15-17》说：“我不求你叫他们离开世界，只求你保守他们脱离那恶者……求你用真理使他们成圣。”神呼召我们在操控的世界中活出分别为圣的生命。悔改让我们从信息网罗中转向神，批判性思维让我们用真理护卫己与后代。在中国大陆的特殊处境中，这条路虽然艰难，但确实长期安身立命的恩典之路。这么做也更可以理解神的应许：“你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们”（雅各书4:8）。

行动：从今天开始

　　今天迈出一步：关掉抖音5分钟，向神祷告，求祂洁净你并保守下一代。每次刷信息前，问：“这是否荣耀神？”与家人分享你的挣扎，隐秘中建立信仰传承。神的恩典必保守你，让你在信息洪流中活出分别为圣的生命！

　　弟兄姐妹们，我们需要在艰难繁杂的世俗世界中享有片刻的松弛，但更需要神的恩典让我们延续身体和灵性的生命，并且更丰盛。让我们为此祷告。

How to Remain Holy in the Information Flood of the 21st Century

— A Spiritual Call to Mainland Chinese Christians

By HuSir

In mainland China — right here, right now — the information environment is tightly steered. Short‑video apps, WeChat public accounts, and Douyin* are saturated with entertainment and state‑approved ideology. All channels of opinion are molded toward a highly homogenized mind‑set. Authorities strive for ideological unity: even the promotion of “successful” private‑sector corporate culture is restricted, while internet giants that can sway public sentiment (WeChat, Weibo, Douyin) are treated leniently, their short‑video businesses drawn into the grand project of uniform thought. The double standard is obvious.

Whether ordinary citizens, committed Communists, or Christians, we all receive essentially the same daily feed: materialism, hedonism, and official narratives dominate our screens. Inside this vast “intranet,” no one can hide. Christians long to be set apart, yet our old nature (“the flesh”) so often drags us into the same current.

Scripture commands, “Do not be conformed to this world” (Romans 12:2, NKJV). But becoming holy in such an environment is unimaginably hard. Every believer — new convert, ministry worker, youth, parent, or elder — faces a spiritual battle. No wonder, more than 2 000 years ago, John the Baptist cried under Roman oppression, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2, NKJV). In the face of information control and ideological pressure, repentant prayer and critical thinking are our God‑given weapons to guard the faith and protect the next generation.

1  Spiritual Struggle under Information Control

Picture this: during down‑time you scroll Douyin, short videos, ads—soon an hour is gone, crowding out reflection and Scripture reading. Even when you keep a “quiet time,” your mind drifts. Or in WeChat groups, mainstream opinions press you to conform just to avoid conflict.

The push for ideological unity is plain—private enterprises that do not echo the official line are curbed, while “micro‑” and “dou‑” giants are spared because their platforms monitor speech and shape opinion for profit. These feeds are like opium: custom algorithms reinforce secular values—“success = wealth,” “happiness = pleasure.”

Christians face not only the proclaimed 5 000‑year cultural pressure but also the “minority” status of the faith. In the workplace we “go with the flow,” at home we meet worldly expectations; our children absorb a single ideology at school. Youth drown in short‑video torrents, parents worry about passing on faith versus tradition, elders are bewildered by social change. How can we live holy lives under such manipulation?

2  Prayer of Repentance: Returning to God for Ourselves and Our Children

“Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
—Psalm 51:10, NKJV

In an environment of information control our minds drift: Douyin’s amusement, WeChat’s narrative. Yet repentance is the starting point of renewal—not only for us but for the next generation. It cuts through distraction and compromise, choosing to let God rule our thoughts and households.

Simple Steps

1. Daily Examination — Take two or three five‑minute pauses: “Was I manipulated today? Did my choices influence my child?”
2. Sincere Confession — Pray: “Lord, I repent for ignoring You and following the world. Cleanse me, keep my children.”
3. Family Devotion — Spend ten minutes reading and praying with children, even in secret.

A young couple noticed their child mimicking harmful Douyin trends. They began dawn prayers of repentance and Bible reading with the child. In time the parents regained spiritual vitality, and a seed of faith was planted in the youngster’s heart.

3  Critical Thinking: Guarding Ourselves and Our Offspring with Truth

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God.”
—1 John 4:1, NKJV

The “micro‑” and “dou‑” feeds look “pleasant to the eyes… desirable to make one wise” (cf. Genesis 3:6), yet often serve ideological uniformity. Critical thinking is our shield, helping us and our children discern truth and resist mental opiates.

Practical Tools for Any Age

1. Truth Filter — Each time you scroll, ask: “Does this align with Scripture?” (Philippians 4:8).
2. Intentional Choice — Seek spiritual content through safe channels; teach children discernment.
3. Prayer for Wisdom — “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God…” (James 1:5).
4. Family Dialogue — Discuss news with kids; guide them to respond by faith, rejecting unhealthy trends.

Critical thinking simply means analyzing and questioning information to form independent, God‑honoring judgments. Under a system of ideological uniformity, this way of thinking is not welcome and may even be suppressed, as can be seen in the review of speech. Within the system, this way of thinking is often drowned out by the majority opinion. However, brothers and sisters, do not lose heart because of this, gradually becoming entangled in it and losing your spiritual direction.

4  Set Apart: From Struggle to Legacy

“I do not pray that You should take them out of the world,
but that You should keep them from the evil one…
Sanctify them by Your truth.”
—John 17:15‑17, NKJV

God calls us to live holy lives amid control. Repentance turns us from the web toward God; critical thinking defends us and our descendants with truth. In China’s special context, the way is hard, yet it is the long‑term path of grace—and it fulfils the promise: “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” (James 4:8, NKJV)

5  Action: Start Today

Shut Douyin for five minutes. Pray: “Lord, cleanse me, guard my children.” Before each swipe ask, “Does this glorify God?” Share your struggles with family; build a hidden yet living legacy of faith. God’s grace will keep you—so you can live holy in the flood of information.

Brothers and sisters, brief leisure is fine, but even more we need God’s grace to sustain both body and soul—and to make them abound. Let us pray for this.

* Douyin is the mainland Chinese version of TikTok.

* The system generally refers to government or enterprise units under the leadership of the Communist Party of China on the mainland.