If it werent for the Bible's warning on this, I'd have jumped on it for me and for my wife and children the moment it becomes available.

Imagine logging on to a GlobalTrack website, logging in and being able to see exactly where your precious children are on the planet, owing to the (probable) ability of the chip to act as a GPS.

However, that kinda rules out the need for faith in God's protection over them, doesnt it...
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You're absolutely right, and I'm not saying the chip definitely is the mark (because the Bible does not identify "the mark of the beast"): however, security is a foundational attraction that will draw many into that system. What can seem like a good thing (as evil always attempts. After all, if it were clearly evil, how could it seduce and deceive?) can be dangerous and requires careful and prayerful discernment. Just think... if anyone were interested (politically, economically, or in pursuit of a "criminal"), they could locate anyone with the chip implanted anywhere in the world. They could monitor any and all of your activities (if they had cause to be interested, that is).

Consider this: cable TV uses technology called fiber optics, which by nature is a transmitter BUT ALSO A RECEIVER. If anyone had the inclination for whatever reason, the technology is there in most homes (at least in USA) for your TV to watch you. It would not even need to be turned on, since the signal transference happens even when turned off. I'm not suggesting that we should not have cable TV, but we should be aware that our privacy could be an illusion, if not now, perhaps in the future. As Christians, we should be aware but not fear these developments. In fact, they should have no effect on our lives. We are not of this world. We can overcome this world by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony.

I believe the time is coming and that we are rushing toward it, when the practice of our Christian faith will not only bring social ostricization (whew! that's quite a word! I'm not sure I spelled it right!), but may be considered a crime against human rights. In many countries, its already illegal, and the USA is heading that direction. How? You may ask. At the core of our faith is the truth that Jesus is the ONLY way to God the Father. We're exclusive. We are the the only ones who know the TRUTH. Also, our faith includes the command to share the hope we have in Christ with the lost and dying world. The world doesn't like to look at their condition in that way. Eventually, it may actually be illegal to own a Bible. That's why we should be studying and carrying the Word in our hearts and minds, and living it. The growing darkness in the world cannot squelch or even monitor what we think or believe. Like in ancient Rome, when this faith could not be eliminated, it was decided (my brain is not working well at this moment, was it Caesar Augustus or Constantine?) that all Roman citizens were automatically "christian". You could believe anything you wanted, but the strategy was to so dilute the term and the practice of the faith, that the power would dissolve. I see that same strategy at work in the world today. So, I believe the time is coming when you can believe whatever you want, but it will be illegal (on a global scale) to share your faith (proselytize). That's when any of the faith that are not already committed to follow the Lord's commands will become afraid and ineffective.

The primary reason for the existence of the Church (not any particular denomination) in this world is to bring the message of hope, salvation, and restoration. If we are afraid to share that message, then we are not walking in God's will. Don't fear the world or evil. Jesus has overcome the world and evil for us. We need to walk in the victory we already have in Christ!
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Also... without God's influence on your financials you cant buy or sell RIGHT NOW.

So, as with everything the Imitator does, he replaces God's authentic hand with some demented imitation that people can't wait to own .

Perhaps it's better that I stay my tongue, eh?