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the old saying that 'you get as good as you give', we have come to find out that in many cases, this is simply not so.
I've been taught the hard way that my expectations should only be towards the Lord and all else is
gravy...
it's very trying and not fun at all to realize that most people are just that, people, with lives that are all
about themselves, without a hint of the unselfish Love that our Father showed us when he nailed Himself to the cross.
mostly it's a lonely and isolated journey, as far as true fellowship goes - hence we must treasure the precious times
that come our way with all thankfulness and joy...for they are God-given times and always come with blessings.
I've been taught the hard way that my expectations should only be towards the Lord and all else is
gravy...
it's very trying and not fun at all to realize that most people are just that, people, with lives that are all
about themselves, without a hint of the unselfish Love that our Father showed us when he nailed Himself to the cross.
mostly it's a lonely and isolated journey, as far as true fellowship goes - hence we must treasure the precious times
that come our way with all thankfulness and joy...for they are God-given times and always come with blessings.
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If you would like to have a Bible discussion then you should post it and allow for discussion. In every discussion here there are right and wrong comments. The main point is for us to grow together as the body of Christ. Through a discussion with others you may find different angles to something you didn't notice before. You could actually even find that you were wrong on a certain subject. Discussion and study is how we learn and have more than one point of view could strengthen your faith in Christ. So I would suggest posting a topic in the forum you would like to study and allow anyone who wants to contribute to the discussion.
With teaching comes trust and relationships.
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I've already talked to Old Hermit about this. He knows why I dropped out. He knows I think what he's doing is amazing. I really do appreciate he's doing this. I really don't want to lower the grade level simply because I can't keep up. I don't believe in teaching to the lowest common denominator, but I do know people learn at different levels. I'm hoping to get others involved so any level can understand.
I don't mind you ranting, but please accurately address what I said. I said it would be more productive to watch grass grow than to engage in yet another of the dozens... yea, "scores" of identical threads that went nowhere, and now join all the others of like ilk that lie in the archives of this forum.
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I don't know that it's necessarily an issue of lowering the grade level, but probably more an issue of not enough people sharing their respective views. If you recall, I was originally opposed to the whole teacher/student format because I felt that it would be best if everybody offered their insights on what we were reading and then we might all be able to glean something from each other. I still think that it could work. I'm having trouble with the study more because my life's been very hectic of late and I simply haven't had too much time to focus on the study. There's still time for you jump back in and ask as many questions as you'd like to and even to offer your own insights. The main thing, I believe, is keeping things civil and, amazingly, things have been quite civil there even though we're discussing some controversial topics. Perhaps it will be the catalyst for more studies in the future and perhaps we can best figure out how to make such studies more relative to all of the participants. Practice makes perfect or so they say.