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As Zimbabwe hosts the 44th SADC Summit under the theme: “Promoting Innovation to Unlock Opportunities for Sustained Economic Growth and Development Towards an Industrialised SADC”, it is important to note that technology and innovation have also been used to spread the word of God and bring solutions to challenges being faced by Christians.
From the time you wake up to the moment you hit the bed at night, you will live beneath the umbrella of technology.
From the lights in your house, the smartphone in your pocket, and the clothes on your back, you benefit from technology.
Not only does technology play a significant role in your life. It also has a ubiquitous role in the presence of your church.
What is technology
According to Merriam-Webster, technology is the invention of useful things to solve problems. It also means the creation of things that make life easier.
This is a broad definition of technology, and it can encompass many facets like communication technology (social media), computer software, and aerodynamics.
Examples of technology in the Bible
God chose to reveal himself to us through the languages we developed—in particular, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, which are the three languages used to write the Bible.
Not only is this the case, but from Genesis to Revelation, we observe many uses of technology in the Old and New Testament books. Here’s just a sampling of what we see:
Cain built a city (Gen. 4:17)
Tubal-Cain made things out of bronze and iron (Gen. 4:22)
Noah built an ark (Gen. 6)
People built the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9)
King Solomon built a temple (1 Kings 6)
Jesus used tools as a carpenter
Paul used letters
Bible verses about technology
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1:
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:26-28.
The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you. Exodus 31:1-6.
In Jerusalem he made machines, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and the corners, to shoot arrows and great stones. And his fame spread far, for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. 2 Chronicles 26:15
Do you see a man skilful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Proverbs 22:29:
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith. Romans 12:6:
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Hebrews 11:3: –Tithe.ly/The Herald
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