Comments on: The Blog in Our Eyes (Part 3) http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/ A Ministry of Shepherds' Fellowship Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Norman McIlwain http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-20431 Wed, 02 May 2007 13:36:04 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-20431 tmser Your advice is very sound. I feel sure that many who write in forum posts feel that as soon as they smell a 'wolf', they should give no quarter - for isn't that how you deal with a wolf? The tone of comment in some posts can be decidedly unchristian. Those who feel they must act to protect the 'flock' by engaging in personal slurs and inuendo are really behaving like wolves themselves. When it comes to doctrine, let us realize that this is not the age of the apostles. People have come to different interpretations about what they wrote. So let us keep the debates friendly, respectful and loving shall we? Norman McIlwain tmser

Your advice is very sound.

I feel sure that many who write in forum posts feel that as soon as they smell a ‘wolf’, they should give no quarter - for isn’t that how you deal with a wolf?

The tone of comment in some posts can be decidedly unchristian. Those who feel they must act to protect the ‘flock’ by engaging in personal slurs and inuendo are really behaving like wolves themselves.

When it comes to doctrine, let us realize that this is not the age of the apostles. People have come to different interpretations about what they wrote. So let us keep the debates friendly, respectful and loving shall we?

Norman McIlwain

]]> by: tmser http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-19099 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:07:11 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-19099 Nate, great comments in number 7! Don't you think there are more than a few hints of "pride" here? There does seem to be an air about TMS that those "false teachers," you named, are really all those that don't exist in our immediate circle. Would you agree that a little dose of Number 8, taking a second to wait, read, think, and consider, might be a great way to deal with the dangers of Number 7. Sometimes it seems that we shoot ourselves in the foot when correcting what we think are "false teachers," when they are really sound-Brothers. Nate, great comments in number 7! Don’t you think there are more than a few hints of “pride” here?

There does seem to be an air about TMS that those “false teachers,” you named, are really all those that don’t exist in our immediate circle. Would you agree that a little dose of Number 8, taking a second to wait, read, think, and consider, might be a great way to deal with the dangers of Number 7.

Sometimes it seems that we shoot ourselves in the foot when correcting what we think are “false teachers,” when they are really sound-Brothers.

]]> by: Gabriel Powell http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-19039 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:19:27 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-19039 One of the links provided a few days ago regarding VT was to Al Mohler's article on CNN. It was interesting to read through the comments (over 300 of them!). Most of the people were unbelievers showing their disagreement with Mohler's message (to put it lightly), while among them were a few people offering words of thanks. It didn't take very long at all before some believers engaged some of the unbelievers through both presuppositional and evidentialist arguments trying to share the Truth with them. It was very clear that the unbelievers didn't care a hoot what anyone said and were sticking to their atheistic/pantheistic/whateveristic ways of thinking. Yet it was obvious that hours upon hours were spent by those involved in the discussion. I came away from that thinking that blogging (or commenting on blogs) probably isn't a good way to engage unbelievers in arguments over the truth--particularly because of the point Nate makes that the pace of blogging is too fast for thoughtful discussions. Any other thoughts on this? One of the links provided a few days ago regarding VT was to Al Mohler’s article on CNN. It was interesting to read through the comments (over 300 of them!).

Most of the people were unbelievers showing their disagreement with Mohler’s message (to put it lightly), while among them were a few people offering words of thanks. It didn’t take very long at all before some believers engaged some of the unbelievers through both presuppositional and evidentialist arguments trying to share the Truth with them.

It was very clear that the unbelievers didn’t care a hoot what anyone said and were sticking to their atheistic/pantheistic/whateveristic ways of thinking. Yet it was obvious that hours upon hours were spent by those involved in the discussion.

I came away from that thinking that blogging (or commenting on blogs) probably isn’t a good way to engage unbelievers in arguments over the truth–particularly because of the point Nate makes that the pace of blogging is too fast for thoughtful discussions. Any other thoughts on this?

]]> by: Mark http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-19006 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:23:22 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-19006 Thanks for doing this series, it's been very convicting and edifying. Excellent work. Thanks for doing this series, it’s been very convicting and edifying. Excellent work.

]]> by: Carla Rolfe http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-18999 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:43:02 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2007/04/27/the-blog-in-our-eyes-part-3/#comment-18999 <i>"It is better to be a little tardy to the conversation (or even not participate at all), than to say something that will later be regretted. If there is any question about the appropriateness of a given post or comment, then let it rest for awhile."</i> Amen to that. If we'd all do this, there'd be a lot less confusion, misunderstandings and posts/responses that began with "Let me clarify..." Excellent and timely series on this and I appreciate it very much. “It is better to be a little tardy to the conversation (or even not participate at all), than to say something that will later be regretted. If there is any question about the appropriateness of a given post or comment, then let it rest for awhile.”

Amen to that. If we’d all do this, there’d be a lot less confusion, misunderstandings and posts/responses that began with “Let me clarify…”

Excellent and timely series on this and I appreciate it very much.

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