Marvin, Expos and others.
Let me state that I am relatively new to this forum, but not new to forums in general (without giving out too much of my age...I participated in conversations on Compuserve, AOL, Genie, and others ). But it is greatly refreshing to converse with people who in general and with very few exceptions are able to communicate their points as clearly as most of the folks here have been able to do.
And it is also extremely rare to see people own up to potential errors as Marvin had done. Even if he truly felt he was not entirely the one at fault, to humble himself at that point is something rarely seen in an online community.
I enjoy talking about my faith with fellow believers and even though we do not always agree eye to eye on things, it is a way for me to study and get into the Word even more. I can let my busy life get in the way sometimes of my own personal alone time to read. And participating in online forums is a way for me to do more in depth studies and reading.
I like to challenge others at times as well. The Bible says we should acquire knowledge, that it will be pleasant to our soul. Over the years some of my understanding has changed as I have dug deeper into the Bible and through prayer and asking God. It is this sort of challenge that I often try and bring people to do...put aside the commentaries, or opinions of men, read the Word. I even put away Strong's at times as far as definitions are concerned and go look for outside sources for the meaning of Greek and Hebrew words. Because Strong was just a man and may have listed only definitions he thought relevant.
Please keep the faith all of you and I just wanted to say thank you all for keeping the discussions civil for the most part and working through the challenges of the written word. God bless you all (even those of you who may have lost their salvation - just to keep the post on topic )
Let me state that I am relatively new to this forum, but not new to forums in general (without giving out too much of my age...I participated in conversations on Compuserve, AOL, Genie, and others ). But it is greatly refreshing to converse with people who in general and with very few exceptions are able to communicate their points as clearly as most of the folks here have been able to do.
And it is also extremely rare to see people own up to potential errors as Marvin had done. Even if he truly felt he was not entirely the one at fault, to humble himself at that point is something rarely seen in an online community.
I enjoy talking about my faith with fellow believers and even though we do not always agree eye to eye on things, it is a way for me to study and get into the Word even more. I can let my busy life get in the way sometimes of my own personal alone time to read. And participating in online forums is a way for me to do more in depth studies and reading.
I like to challenge others at times as well. The Bible says we should acquire knowledge, that it will be pleasant to our soul. Over the years some of my understanding has changed as I have dug deeper into the Bible and through prayer and asking God. It is this sort of challenge that I often try and bring people to do...put aside the commentaries, or opinions of men, read the Word. I even put away Strong's at times as far as definitions are concerned and go look for outside sources for the meaning of Greek and Hebrew words. Because Strong was just a man and may have listed only definitions he thought relevant.
Please keep the faith all of you and I just wanted to say thank you all for keeping the discussions civil for the most part and working through the challenges of the written word. God bless you all (even those of you who may have lost their salvation - just to keep the post on topic )
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