Subject: Why can't I speak in tongues yet ? |
Bible Note: Tam, it takes considerable time for most people to get a real handle on SBF and feel comfortable with it. And this of course calls for a certain amount of patience, in which, saith the venerable King James Bible, "possess ye your souls" (see Luke 21:19). ..... Being myself counted among the early pioneers of this Forum -- those on whom you have graciously pinned the label of "old timers" -- I tend at times to forget the trials through which newcomers often must go. So far as I'm aware, it is expressly not the intent of any of the seasoned users to willfully ignore the new ones, but on the contrary, to encourage them and offer them help if they would but ask. So, please, dear one, please ask when you need help; but please do not attack others based on your evident but mistaken perception that they are being deliberately aloof or otherwise behaving themselves ungraciously toward you and your posts. ...... I note with interest that you have made a large number of posts in a fairly short time, and I venture to say that others have too. So it would appear that you have learned the ropes with uncommon rapidity, and consequently I'm sure most of us have been unaware that you have had problems that needed our attention and help. There are many here who will be happy to assist you and all other sincere and conscientious newcomers in every way possible. Just ask. And, like all the rest of us, veteran and neophyte alike, must do, keep always in mind the aims and purposes of Study Bible Forum and strive ever to abide by the guidelines that our gracious host, the Lockman Foundation, has laid down to keep the Forum on track and running as smoothly as possible. --Hank |