Wolves among Influencers

Wolves among Influencers

Dec 01, 2025

In the Scriptures it is clear, we need not live under the shame of our sin because Christ has redeemed us.

Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Romans 5:1-5

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal bodies, so that you obey their desires. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:12-14

So why is it that members of "Trad" and "red pill" Twitter spread such vitriol hate towards those who have had public sin but have repented and have been redeemed by our Lord, Jesus Christ? It comes down to shame. These "influencers" are likely unrepentant of some sin and are ashamed, and cannot stand that someone else is living shamelessly in Christ.

If you look at many of these accounts of "Christians" hating on others who have repented, you see a common thread: they do not showcase the Fruits of the Spirit. They are performative. They want to be a part of the Christian circle for likes, but they are unwilling to truly repent.

Now, I know I have sinned, and I keep sinning. I do not want to sin, but I am plagued by a flesh of sinful nature. Christ has redeemed me, thus I need not be ashamed of my sin-but I cannot turn a blind eye to my sin. I must continue, with the strength from the Holy Spirit, to fight my sin and continuously live in repentance.

With this being said, I am not trying to shame the "influencers." I am merely pointing out, that they are not to be considered role models, by any means. I am also pointing out that just because someone claims to be a Christian, does not mean they are. Anyone can self label. What matters is the Fruits of the Spirit. If a person's fruits reflect those of the Spirit, then they are likely authentic and genuine in their faith and following of Christ.

The influencer Christianity is not only seen on Twitter. On Instagram and other platforms, you see similar accounts. Each conforming to what is popular on that specific platform. On Instagram you see a lot of "doomerism"-because a large sect of Instagram is hopeless, and so these accounts cater to that without providing the Gospel. They merely make "Christian doom" content to get people to follow them-when they should be making Gospel content so that people may follow Christ.

Just as we are warned in the Bible, there are wolves among the sheep. Though at times it really is sheep among the wolves. So many of the wolves do not even attempt to hide that they are wolves, and yet sheep follow them out of this idea that the wolves will protect them.

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

Matthew 7:15

Repent of your sins, have faith in Christ, and follow Him.

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