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NASB | James 1:25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:25 But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience]. |
Bible Question:
How many answers and notes would you consider to be spending to much time on the forum? Is there such a thing as spending to much time on the forum? What yould you feel is to much time in hours per day, week or month. Thank you. justme |
Bible Answer: It is a good question, and each of us needs to answer it for ourselves, I suppose. Interesting that you pose it in terms of time spent on answers and notes as opposed to time spent asking questions and reading answers. It suggests, as others have indicated, that much more time is spent in giving than in receiving. This seems to meet the approval of the Lord who has said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Act3 20:35). It also causes one to think of what he said in Luke 6: “Give, and it shall be given unto you” (v.38). In judging how much time we spend on anything, one may think in terms of the potential for profitability. Will the time be well spent? What is the probability that it will bring about the results we desire? And what is it, by the way, that we desire? Good when we can say like Jesus, that “I came … not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me” (John 6:38). It seems reasonable to suppose that those who give answers and write notes are trying to communicate information that they think others need. “Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved (1 Corinthians 10:33). One may spend time providing direct answers, then, and more time clarify and defending those points in response to questions and answers offered by others. One might like to exercise patience with those who have not seen the light, and take even more time as we follow principles such as that enunciated in Romans 15:2 to let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. Of course, as Jesus said, we will get as we give, whether we expect it or not, or want it. For example, many have found here the truth of what Jesus said in Matthew 7, “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again”. But there is the issue of motive, why one would spend any amount of time on an activity. What exactly does one expect to gain from it? In this case, there is at least the satisfaction of knowing that we are communicating, and we may spend extra time and effort to ensure that. It has already been pointed out that one may spend lots of time not only posting but researching a topic in order to give quality to one’s post. This writer thinks it is worth the time to search the Scriptures on any topic, but especially when it is clearly related to the person of Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:39). The time to post is small and almost insignificant compared to the time comparing what others have said to Scripture and comparing Scripture to Scripture. It is possibly and hopefully true that some people spend some considerable amount of time on those activities even if they do not post. In the end there is the question whether it is worth the time. Is it worth it just to know that the point got over? Is it worth it to simply provide information if there is no indication or assurance that the facts served to information action? See 1 Corinthians 8:1. Even in the midst of writing this I must ask myself the question: if it is worth the time. How much good will it do? Our time really is not ours but God’s (Psalm 31:15) and we spend what he has given us. We do well to use it wisely and with his direction. |
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