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Yeah, yeah, yeah, someone is going to tell me we have a Bible Discussion Forum already, but obviously that's not the same thing. Most of the "Bible discussion" is borderline, at best: doctrine stuff, scolding on pet theories (how women should act, how the Sabbath is supposed to be kept, or not kept, the evils of money, world events, or OSAS, etc.), or assumptions of other pet theories, (can we say "End Times?") I'd like a forum where people are actually studying the Bible.
Old Hermit has a great one going on right now about Hebrews. He's had another about the crossing of the Red Sea.
Right now, I'm studying Numbers and just realized something most people assume is obvious -- including me -- but I didn't get the entire significance of it until today. I doubt I'm getting the entire significance of it even now, but if others, who just happen to be studying Numbers too, would join together, we could share what we're learning. And it doesn't have to be Numbers. It could be Jude, or John, or Malachi. But the idea is have threads with people studying whichever part of the Bible they're studying and then, even years from now, if someone came along and found a thread on the book they're then studying, they can see what others discovered in the past. And, since it's a forum, if they have questions no one else thought to ask before, they still can, under the assumption that someone else is also studying any given book of the Bible any day of the year.
It also would help people to study because they might consider themselves more accountable in a smaller group studying a book together. You'll feel kind of dumb talking about Chapter 2 with the rest of the group, unless you studied Chapter 1 first. Sort of like the concept of joining a book club, except this book is more purposeful than book club books.
Added bonus, people interested in a Bible Study can actually find one on this site, instead of unending debates on OSAS.
And if this idea pans out, one other idea -- is there any way of dividing it up into sections/books, so anyone interested in finding others who have or are studying a certain book in the Bible don't have to check out page after page to find all the previous, or ongoing, posts on that book?
I joined this site because I saw a couple of posts where people were studying something in the Bible. I thought this could help me to learn more. On a rare occasion, it does just that. But on most days I find sermons to no one in particular or questions based on world views. That's fine for "Bible Discussions," but it's not "Bible Study."
Old Hermit has a great one going on right now about Hebrews. He's had another about the crossing of the Red Sea.
Right now, I'm studying Numbers and just realized something most people assume is obvious -- including me -- but I didn't get the entire significance of it until today. I doubt I'm getting the entire significance of it even now, but if others, who just happen to be studying Numbers too, would join together, we could share what we're learning. And it doesn't have to be Numbers. It could be Jude, or John, or Malachi. But the idea is have threads with people studying whichever part of the Bible they're studying and then, even years from now, if someone came along and found a thread on the book they're then studying, they can see what others discovered in the past. And, since it's a forum, if they have questions no one else thought to ask before, they still can, under the assumption that someone else is also studying any given book of the Bible any day of the year.
It also would help people to study because they might consider themselves more accountable in a smaller group studying a book together. You'll feel kind of dumb talking about Chapter 2 with the rest of the group, unless you studied Chapter 1 first. Sort of like the concept of joining a book club, except this book is more purposeful than book club books.
Added bonus, people interested in a Bible Study can actually find one on this site, instead of unending debates on OSAS.
And if this idea pans out, one other idea -- is there any way of dividing it up into sections/books, so anyone interested in finding others who have or are studying a certain book in the Bible don't have to check out page after page to find all the previous, or ongoing, posts on that book?
I joined this site because I saw a couple of posts where people were studying something in the Bible. I thought this could help me to learn more. On a rare occasion, it does just that. But on most days I find sermons to no one in particular or questions based on world views. That's fine for "Bible Discussions," but it's not "Bible Study."
