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1 | Study Bible Forum -- or Circus? | Gen 1:17 | EdB | 6837 | ||
Hank, didn’t we just talk about this? I think there is an even more insidious problem than the endless displays of ego, intellect and argumentative skills. There is the problem is misinformation. Take almost any subject discussed that has more than three responses and you will probably find one saying the answer is ‘yes’ and one saying the answer is “no’ and a third saying it is in the “maybe”. The problem is which answer should a new believer hold onto? In the debate over Calvinism and Arminianism, there is so much information, misinformation, name calling, verbal abuse, opinion, point and counter point it bewilders the mind. It would be virtually impossible for a new believer to read through all of that and come up with an informed answer. Or the debate over whether Nebuchadnezzar was saved or not. Endless speculation through point and counter point, information, misinformation, opinion and pure argumentative input on this subject. How could a new believer ever expect to come up with an answer? Yet we say we are creating a study bible with wide margins, Hank I submit to you we are creating a study bible that contains the confusion of the world through the opinions of man. Now read the questions that have only one or two responses. Many have answers that have totally misleading information in them. But since they weren’t a provocative enough subjects no one read the responses to see if it was Biblical or not. Again more bad information. I have seen some that are pure trash yet they go unchallenged, while everyone focuses on the juicier topics. I believe for this forum to be what it is meant to be, people will have to step up to some issues. First there must be a way to limit or avoid endless point and counter point discussions. Secondly every question and every answer given must have a Biblical answer and any that does not must somehow be eliminated or corrected. Any question that has multiple commonly accepted theological answers needs to be summarized to say so, (example the Calvinism and Arminianism debate). There needs to be a way to neutralize any question that baits an argument, thus enabling their submitter to constructively contribute to this forum. Lastly a way has to be found to prevent all responses that are purely from the pit of hell from effecting or at least appearing to be Biblically correct answers. I believe the if these issues were addressed and solutions put in place to correct them then this forum would stand a chance to become a limitless wide margin study bible that I think everyone desires. I'm in agreement with you unless change happens quickly this forum is in danger of becoming another “use to be”! |
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2 | Study Bible Forum -- or Circus? | Gen 1:17 | Hank | 6845 | ||
EdB, thank you sir, for a most astute and timely answer to the problems this forum faces. I'm grateful that you and other users have chosen to respond and support the movement for decisive changes. It gladdens my heart, to be sure, to know that we have at least a good-sized nucleus of folks who are concerned about the problems that you and others of us have done our best to point out.....One additional request that I would offer is that we join together in prayer for this forum. I still hold that it can be a blessing both to the saved and the unsaved. My heart joins yours in concern that a sincere seeker for God's eternal truth, whether Christian or otherwise, could easily be mislead by false teaching that he might view on this website. Furthermore, would an honest seeker looking for honest answers be disappointed, rebuffed, and very likely disgusted as he read the foolish, flippant, uninformed, unbiblical, divisive and opinionated posts that have, alas, become more the norm than the exception?....Again, EdB, my sincerest gratitude to you for coming forward and speaking forcefully and truthfully to this vital issue. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Study Bible Forum -- or Circus? | Gen 1:17 | RElderCascade | 6865 | ||
You are so right about needing to pray for the forum. I have often been able to post responses only after praying about the item I've written. I have usually written on my word processor and pasted it to the site (unlike today) so that I have to think about how the pending effort could be taken. We have a unique opportunity with this forum to share real differences, and of course there could be only one reason for doing that, to obey God by having fellowship together. Encouragement takes many forms, but it will always be a truth-weighing type of form. Reality is theological! And theology is reality or it should be. It is with fear and trepidation that we proceed to challenge someone's view. We must all pray that it is only the relative truth or untruth of it that is really challenged rather than the person themself. We have no opportunity to see faces and body language here so we must all the more be careful. |
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