Too many posts to respond together, so I'm going to close this thread, and post a new one here, with some clarifications. Please refer to the new thread.
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Okay, I decided to post an FAQ to answer some questions here:
http://foru.ms/t5956429-forums-faq-to-recent-changes.html
I'm going to reopen this thread. You can continue discussions here.
I closed the thread because I was going to start a new one - then I decided to close the new one and keep this one open.Why didn't you just answer my question instead of closing the thread that way? I don't understand. I will read your new thread.
Adding Link to Sig Line.Okay, I decided to post an FAQ to answer some questions here:
http://foru.ms/t5956429-forums-faq-to-recent-changes.html
I'm going to reopen this thread. You can continue discussions here.
Please address the issue of how new CHRISTIANS will find this site, and why they would ever want to join it if they did.Okay, I decided to post an FAQ to answer some questions here:
http://foru.ms/t5956429-forums-faq-to-recent-changes.html
I'm going to reopen this thread. You can continue discussions here.
I think perhaps just as important is the question. If you are not going to define what a Christian is how are you going to convince a non-believe they should be one?
Only because it's still got Christian Forums in its cache. Give it a couple weeks.*cough*
http://www.google.com/search?q=chri...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
We're still the first result in the google search
Sure it is indeed the Holy Spirit however you are often (at least I hope) His agent.I never convince a non-believer to believe because that role belongs to the Holy Spirit.
Jesus told us to go preach to all nations. He didn't tell the Holy Spirit to do it. Yes, the Spirit does the changing of the heart, but we're the messengers, and if we can't even define the message we're going to do a [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]-poor job of things.I never convince a non-believer to believe because that role belongs to the Holy Spirit.
Please address the issue of how new CHRISTIANS will find this site, and why they would ever want to join it if they did.
Many, many Christians came to this site through searching for Christian forums - you acknowledge that yourself in your FAQ. You also acknowledge that the site has lost many members since these changes, and after reading your responses you are very likely going to lose even more.
So how are new Christians, or any Christians at all, going to come here to participate in your Joel Osteen-ish outreach program? And if they don't come, and you're losing the Christians who are here already, who is going to be doing this outreach?
Sure it is indeed the Holy Spirit however you are often (at least I hope) His agent.
I read your new thread. I am not familiar with all that has transpired but I have been reading lots of this since this afternoon. Your new explanations do not seem to make sense to me. The decisions you made were not only economically challenged but also went against the grain of a community you already had set up that you indicated was growing quickly and was very successful.I closed the thread because I was going to start a new one - then I decided to close the new one and keep this one open.
And when was the last time you led someone to Christ not using words?Yep, as Christian believers (assuming each of us are a believer), the Holy Spirit will lead each of us to share the truth with others in our lives more than our words.
Without the snark, I have essentially the same question.
Jesus told us to go preach to all nations. He didn't tell the Holy Spirit to do it. Yes, the Spirit does the changing of the heart, but we're the messengers, and if we can't even define the message we're going to do a [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]-poor job of things.