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Bible Question: The name of this web site is StudyBibleForum.com and its sponsors, the Lockman Foundation, have laid down clear guidelines for users. The first item listed for compliance to its guidelines , to which every poster agrees with every post he makes, reads as follows: "This post is biblically based and whenever possible, I have included Bible references to support it." ...... But have you noticed how frequently this guideline is agreed to but not followed at all? How many times have you seen posts that have absolutely no biblical references, but instead are riddled with a generous number of expressions such as "I think," "I believe," -- without giving the slightest biblical reference that supports the "I thinks" and "I believes." Personally, I don't read very much of the output from users who express opinions without scriptural back-up. Why should I, why should you, waste your time reading raw opinions by users when you haven't the vaguest notion of what their credentials are? You don't really know whether you're reading an informed opinion or the opinion of an air head. Seldom on this Forum is a user called into account for entering post after post of sheer opinion unsupported by any scriptural references, yet this practice is a clear violation of Forum rules and constitutes abuse. When another Forum user is unfairly attacked, all rise to his defense. But when the Bible is ignored and replaced by opinion, few rise to the Bible's defense. What kind of selective double standard are we following on this Forum? Do you consider it a problem? Does it concern you? What do you propose to do about it? The obvious place to begin is by cleaning up our own act first -- to be heavy on Scriptural references and light on purely personal opinion and speculation. And each of us can crack down hard on the abusers, on those who day after day use this Forum as a soap-box for their opinions and ignore its purpose, which is Bible study. We should warn recalcitrant offenders on-line first and, should they choose to ignore us, we should file a abuse reports with the Lockman Foundation. Have you noticed that the most outrageous and unbiblical opinions seem to get the most attention on this Forum? So often when a user posts a thoroughly biblical response, it attracts little attention, if any at all. Do we have have a case of itching ears (2 Timothy 4:3) instead of a thirst for God's word (2 Timothy 2:15)? --Hank |
Bible Answer: Greetings Hank, I must conclude I must be one of the offenders you mentioned above. I must admit I'm not really good about quoting book, chapter and verse but I do think most of the scriptures AND the subjects seem to have been posted in the past. It also seems most people are not paying much attention to the whole Bible, when considering a particular subject. You know, it's the whole of God's Word that will be used to judge us on Judgment Day. And did you know that the division of the books of the Bible into chapter and verses is a modern innovation. They were originally written without that convenience. We really need to realize that God wants us to learn the spirit of His Law, His sacred Word. We supposed to commit It into our hearts and I know that's difficult to do, most of all me. But I like to think my posts are in accordance with God's Word. Have you read one of my recent posts, No 113863? There I describe how our God wants us as mature, spiritual beings to graduate from this physical world and look forward to the next. We also need to be open minded AND open hearted to ALL of God's Word on each topic of the Bible. I, too have noticed something on this Forum that's quite disturbing, something far more remiss than my "infraction." It's just not right for a person to pick and choose one or two obscure scriptures, possibly due to past interpretations, to support an unusual doctrine that CANNOT be supported by the whole Bible. Now of course, we must give special emphasis to the NT over the OT since the latter was fulfilled and no longer has any authority over us. BUT it's still a very valuable document for study for it shows us how we got the NT. It shows us the creation of the world and so much more. The most important point is the OT CANNOT match or out-rank the NT. Christ has been given all authority and then He passed some of that authority down to his representatives, His Apostles. Finally, I really don't think I've violated the parameters of this Forum any more so than some other participants. But I will beg for your forgiveness and look forward to your continued exchanges with me. God bless. |