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Post by cgpb on May 3, 2014 2:35:32 GMT -8
I just want to say that I agree with David Ben Yosef regarding the lack of activity on this forum. This is a place where God's remnant filled with His Spirit should be actively engaged in sharing the precious knowledge and Revelation of Yeshua and His Kingdom - an oasis for people to come to.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2014 6:43:25 GMT -8
I understand what you are saying, however for me I can't be here as often as I would like or take the time to respond to threads that would require me to think or study. Because I work at the school and the store it is a very busy time for me. More so at the school, because between now and the end of June it is quite busy with graduations, field trips, and track and field days and trying to cram as much learning into the children can be very tiring.
Also I think one needs to be careful when sharing their thoughts so that anti-Semitism doesn't come through. Yes, we are all learning, yet we also need to be wise in what we say. This is just my thinking.
I only come on to check to see what is going on, or if I have a question, or to respond to what I think needs to be responded to at that moment. Others times I do not have time to respond back. Also being overly tired, sick and in pain doesn't help me. Yet I continue on regardless of what is going on around me. My rest will come after school is done for the summer, where I can sit and read and study, ponder, and hopefully to relax.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Questor on May 3, 2014 8:26:56 GMT -8
I just want to say that I agree with David Ben Yosef regarding the lack of activity on this forum. This is a place where God's remnant filled with His Spirit should be actively engaged in sharing the precious knowledge and Revelation of Yeshua and His Kingdom - an oasis for people to come to. There are a handful of us that try and post every day, but if no one ever asks questions or brings up new topics, what can we do? We have lives other than on this forum.
However, of all the members, surely there are more then the few who post now that might want to say something or ask questions, or state a premise and try to get it proven or unproven.
It is hard to get a thread going on a topic if no one but the regular few answer them.
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Post by Frank T. Clark on May 5, 2014 13:27:29 GMT -8
Sometimes a high level of forum activity is the result of controversy and dispute. I am certain we don't want to encourage that type of activity. I think those who seek a higher level of activity are the most responsible to encourage appropriate discussion by asking questions, posting thoughts, commenting, and discussing. Alon/Dan is a great example of someone who takes the initiative. I could post a lot more but I am certain it will only lead to inappropriate controversy according to the rules of the forum. A forum with the title (The Love of God) must certainly be a place where reasoned discussion takes place. Therefore caution is highly appropriate.
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Post by alon on May 5, 2014 19:58:08 GMT -8
Another way to get more posting is to relax standards and allow anyone to post anything, letting the members just sort things out. This board has chosen to hold to strict guidelines and to stay within a clear statement of faith. If you are only concerned with increasing activity along with the rates for advertising, the board should go with option 1. However, this board has chosen the less profitable position that the truth is more important. The result is "echo syndrome", where we sometimes feel we are just talking into the abyss. I used to post on a "Christian" sub-forum which was supposed to be Messianic. At the time it was as much Hebrew Roots as Messianic, with a smattering of Eastern Orthodox, and Messianism divided between all kinds of sects. But at least it wasn't mainC (unless you wanted to go to another sub-forum, which for a Messianic was like jumping in with the chum bucket when fishing for sharks), so I posted there anyhow. They had massive amounts of traffic, but the truth was always difficult to dig out. And as was inevitable, it was finally swamped by "dispensational Messianics" (an oxymoron if ever there was such an animal). It is now just another mainstream sewer spiced with some remnants of HR and Unitarian Mesianics who stay so they can snare the odd poster, lure them onto their own site and get them to deny the eternal deity of Yeshua. But they do still have more traffic than an LA freeway at 5:30 PM. If it's all the same, I'll stay here with the search for truth- even if that means shouting "hello" into the abyss from time to time, just so I can talk to someone who seeks the truth just like I do Dan (just talking to myself) C
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2014 2:50:47 GMT -8
Alon,
I'd rather have strictness in a forum than to see and be a part of attacking one another, or be a part of false teachings that is so dominate on the main ones that are popular.
In my thinking there should be safety and security for those who are seeking the truth, without all the bickering and debating.
Moriah Ruth
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Post by Albedineity on May 10, 2014 8:50:36 GMT -8
I am a college student, so I often do not have time for forums. I do come around here sometimes to read through threads, though I don't post much. I like this place though; if I had more time I would be around more.
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Post by Questor on May 11, 2014 20:37:07 GMT -8
I am a college student, so I often do not have time for forums. I do come around here sometimes to read through threads, though I don't post much. I like this place though; if I had more time I would be around more. Please, make time for the odd question you want answered, please...those of that have time need the inspiration!
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Post by texaswoman on Nov 27, 2017 19:13:53 GMT -8
I used to post on a "Christian" sub-forum which was supposed to be Messianic. At the time it was as much Hebrew Roots as Messianic, with a smattering of Eastern Orthodox, and Messianism divided between all kinds of sects. But at least it wasn't mainC (unless you wanted to go to another sub-forum, which for a Messianic was like jumping in with the chum bucket when fishing for sharks), so I posted there anyhow. They had massive amounts of traffic, but the truth was always difficult to dig out. And as was inevitable, it was finally swamped by "dispensational Messianics" (an oxymoron if ever there was such an animal). It is now just another mainstream sewer spiced with some remnants of HR and Unitarian Mesianics who stay so they can snare the odd poster, lure them onto their own site and get them to deny the eternal deity of Yeshua. But they do still have more traffic than an LA freeway at 5:30 PM. Dan (just talking to myself) C TexasWoman, new member here, shalom to everyone .. I have tried to find other forums to fellowship on and it has been really hard. Dan, you must have been talking about the WorthyC forum. That forum was really crazy. I was only on there a short time and got attacked by a very strange man. So yes, a safe place is important. My problem is I just don't like being on the computer so much. I prefer to talk on the phone. So hopefully there are some members left on here who feel the same way I do. I think this forum would be more active if people made more one on one connections. I am single so maybe I just need the fellowship more than a married couple. Surely there is some place that single followers can congregate? Yes, the forum is important but who wants to just talk to a computer all the time? Not I ...
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Post by alon on Nov 27, 2017 22:08:06 GMT -8
I see your point about one-on-one real time communication. But honestly, I don't know of any safe place for that. I'd be very careful about giving any personal information to anyone online or on a phone hookup. You just don't know these days. I've never been on the forum you mentioned. I can't tell you which one it was though. Especially as a member of staff, we try not to slam the competition directly. I know some don't extend the same courtesy, but frankly they are not my reason for acting honorably anyhow. So they get a pass. If you can find a decent Messianic congregation close to you that is the best place to socialize. I drive a half hour one way to go to Shabat service where there is only me and one other person, plus the Rabbi. And he travels almost an hour one way to meet with us! But it is worth it. The few times I've missed being there I have felt empty all next week. That congregation is down from 7 people when I first started going there. This can be a lonely road to travel at times, but I believe there are a few places close enough to you that you might check them out. Just use discernment; and if you have questions about specific things they teach or do feel free to ask. I always tell people though not to hold the Rabbi or Pastor to too high a standard. Some have stepped in to fill the void but are still learning themselves. Allow them the freedom to correct themselves as they learn more. But don't sit under false teaching either. Dan C
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Post by texaswoman on Nov 29, 2017 18:56:06 GMT -8
"If you can find a decent Messianic congregation close to you that is the best place to socialize. I have just about given up on synagogues ... The last one I went to was studying the Mishna for two years. The one before that had a visiting Rabbi that just made no sense at all. The one before that is funded by a Christian church and they only have a havdalah service and don't believe they can tell Christians what to do about the Sabbath, Christmas and Easter. The one before that was not a synagogue but rather a pastor who used to have a mega-church then lost it when he went Hebrew Roots. But it seems his whole purpose is to grow the church bigger. I actually walked out on their Yom Kippur service because it had nothing to do with repentence, all about evangelizing. It just seems that everywhere I go, there is so much wrong teaching and deception. Am I being too picky? There are a lot of home fellowships in my area and they are better. But most of the people there are couples and lots of single women .. hardly any single men. And none of them seem to be open to friendship. At least with Christians, they were very friendly. I just like talking on the phone more than typing and am single so I need fellowship. So I will keep searching for friends, male and female. I, as a woman, am very protective of sharing my phone number and of course would never do that in an open forum anywhere. I wouldn't think men would be as protective of their privacy but who knows these days. Things are changing quickly.
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Post by alon on Nov 30, 2017 10:41:22 GMT -8
That is good you are protective of your phone number. We discourage anyone giving out too much personal information online.
I really do not know of any phone venues for talking about MJ. We are an online community here; typing only.
If you live in or near a large metropolitan area there is bound to be a synagogue close enough that is at least trying to reach the truth. So don't give up. I drive 1/2 hr one way every Erev Shabbat. And sometimes another hour to the main synagogue on Shabbat and feast days. But it is worth it to me to pursue the truths of Elohim.
Dan C
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Post by rakovsky on May 8, 2019 9:06:18 GMT -8
I am impressed with how much Alon replies to threads with detailed information. It keeps the forum going. I am to see that the Jews for Jesus forum closed a few years ago. Let me know if there are questions that I can help you with, Dan.
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