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1 | Do we always have to debate? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 3321 | ||
Mr. EdB, before I attempt to post a response to anyone's question or concern, I always examine the previous postings (if any) of that person and read his or her profile if it exists. I have looked at your postings (would you consider doing a profile?) and you strike me as an honest, conscientious Christian (it should suffice to say Christian and leave off the adjectives, but these days perhaps the qualifiers are warranted) and someone worth knowing. What you have to say shows the earmarks of having been well thought out before you post it on the Forum. It is clear from your writings that you have concerns about the Forum and you are by no means alone. It can be improved and I believe in time it will be. This is an experimental enterprise for Lockman and for us, the users. The Forum is in but its second month and we are all of us trying to grope our way and find our stride, as it were. Some sort of monitoring may indeed be the way we should go. One does have the tendency on occasion to ask "Who's in charge here?" But a monitor, or leader, or moderator -- take you pick -- would face a serious problem of logistics, it seems to me. What I mean by that is this: We can never quite hope to duplicate on the Web the warm, close and immediate inter-action between human beings that is possible in a classroom or seminar setting. There may, for example, be a lapse time of several hours or even a couple of days between the asking of a question and a response to it. Moreover, we know next to nothing about each other on this Forum. There is little way to divine what may be behind a question, for example. Is the questioner posing an honest question or he is trying to be cute or funny or tricky. Is he seeking the truth of God's word or merely playing games? Similiar questions could be asked of the respondents. Do they know what they are talking about? Are their answers soundly based on Scripture and is their response a reasonable exegesis of the Biblical text, or is it indeed based on nothing more than their own "spin"? Is this Forum being used by some, not to promote the understanding of God's word, but to promote instead one's own bias or private agenda of some sort? These are tough questions but they need to be addressed and dealt with if this Forum matures to the status of becoming a source for sound, reliable information and exegesis on the Bible. The Lockman Foundation is a paradigm for accuracy in translating the Bible and for showing deep reverence for its Author. In like manner, all we say here should be as accurate as we can make it -- and as reverent. EdB, I am in your debt, sir. Your thought has indeed been a catalyst for mine. Hank. | ||||||
2 | Do we always have to debate? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 3367 | ||
Dear Hank: Thank you for a well-written, thorough answer. I hope everyone will read it. Blessings to you from one who has learned to "ask Hank." --JVH0212 | ||||||