OUR DAILY BREAD             Tuesday, May 23, 1995   
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READ:   1 Timothy 1:3-15   

        
                COMPUTER ETHICS

         "We know that the law is good
            if one uses it lawfully."

                       - Matthew 6:34 

The Computer Ethics Institute has proposed 10 command-
ments for computer users.  The laws include:

. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's 
  computer files.
. Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for 
  which you have not paid.
. Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure
  consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

Many of us have had enough contact with computers to see
the need for such rules.  We may also realize, however,
that merely publishing laws will not change human nature.  
Even the Law of Moses, which these principles imitate, was
never able to change anyone's heart.  No one can become 
good by keeping the commandments.

The Law's highest purpose is to show us God's perfect
standards and our need for Christ.  No one else has paid
the price for our forgiveness.  No one else enables us
to love "from a good conscience, and from sincere faith"
(1 Tim. 1:5).

Christ doesn't change us by teaching us to keep the Law
(Gal. 3:1-5).  He transforms us by giving us a new heart.
And that will affect even our use of computers.

                                -- Martin R. De Haan II

              "Think About It"

. Will anyone get into heaven by trying to be good
  enough?  Why not?  (Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:8-9).

. How can I please God?  (Gal. 5:16-26)

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             THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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        A changed life is the result
             of a changed heart.
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THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Job 32-34

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