Bible Question:
A few days ago I noticed a quite long thread that many in the Forum joined in on. The subject was self-pleasuring. I was amazed at the advice given by so many! Not to my amazment it seems to me that subjects that deal with moral issues, abortion, divorce, living together, and personal problems get what seems like too much attention. At times "keyboard psychologists" give advice that is not wise, and has no Biblical basis. My point is that I wish that some of the Bible based questions got as much response, and the threads were as long and wide in opinions. Why do you think this does not happen as much? |
Bible Answer: Greeting, justme ::: An excellent question/observation yours, and it is one that new and seasoned Forum users alike ought to pay some attention to. Kalos and EdB have posted excellent responses to this thread and need to be commended for their honesty and candor. I doubt that I can add much if anything of value to what these two good brothers have said. Clearly this Forum aims to be a place for Bible study and hence it should never be allowed to take on the appearance of a lurid soap opera or an advice column for persons with sex problems. ...... You ask specifically, justme, why it is that legitimate Bible study questions don't make nearly as big a splash as questions about masturbating or shacking up (my choice of words, not yours). :-) I rather suspect the answer may be found in Proverbs 23, which continues the study of contrasts between righteousness and wickedness begun in Proverbs 10. From 23:7 "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." ..... Civilizations have a way of aging and decaying. Once moral and upright, Greece then Rome fell prey to moral corruption and decay. They fell from within, victims of their own immorality. Western civilization is now in the process of crumbling from within, and the obsession with sex and all its trappings that we witness on this Forum is merely a reflection of the society we live in today. But we should not, we must not, permit this Forum to stray from its purpose which is true Bible study, not an expose of sexual problems and dysfuntions. Follow the guidelines of the Forum, I say, and think less about sex (there are, albeit this may come as a surprise to some, other things in life besides sex), and think more about the things that are listed in Philippians 4:8. God bless. --Hank |