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| [[Matthew 2:1]] - [[Matthew 2:11]]| The Magi follow a star.| Putting aside the unscientific notion of stars heralding a new king, the Magi were clearly both knowledgeable and observant about the night sky. They were presumably not Jewish (i.e. not one of God's people) and yet God used their pre-scientific astronomy to draw them into God's plan. Is there any reason why we should not expect the same today -- that people who study the created world are drawn towards the Creator, even those who are outside the Christian faith?

| [[Matthew 7:24]] - [[Matthew 7:27]]| Wise and foolish builders| An engineering metaphor. Every wise builder understands the need for a solid foundation, just as every software engineer needs a solid development platform, every scientist needs a well-formed experimental method, every mathematician relies on the axioms of set theory, every mobile phone carrier needs a solid infrastructure, etc. Do we build our worldview with the same attention to the foundation?

| [[Matthew 9:16]] - [[Matthew 9:17]]| New cloth to patch old clothes; new wine in old wineskins.| I don't know if there is any spiritual lesson here about technology, but the principle is certainly still true: don't try putting new software onto an old computer!

| [[Matthew 10:9]] - [[Matthew 10:10]]| The disciples are sent out, without money or luggage or shoes or walking stick.| Christians do not ''need'' technology or any other baggage to carry out God's work. Like the birds and the lilies in [[Matthew 6:26]] - [[Matthew 6:30]], all we need is supplied by God. That does not mean that accessories such as technology are not helpful: just not necessary.

| [[Matthew 26:51]] - [[Matthew 26:53]]| During Jesus' arrest, one of his companions cuts of someone's ear with a sword, but Jesus rebukes the use of the sword.| Like the comment on Matthew 10:9 (above), Jesus does not need technology to achieve his goal.

| [[Matthew 27:60]]| Jesus is buried| Is the stone that was rolled across the tomb's entrance "technology"? It is no barrier to God.