Please Describe How You See Worthy

[OneLight]

47 minutes ago, Michael37 said:

I call them Nonsense Threads when they are just banter and fooling around. Some like that sort of fellowship, a few to the exclusion of most everything else.

Lots of examples here:

Community Center - Worthy Christian Forums

Yes, and the Community Center was a recent addition a few years back.  It was added as serious bible queries were not showing up on the front page as those type of threads were being responded to much quicker than the biblical queries were, forcing them out of sight.

What do I think of them?  As I said, Facebook on Worthy.  People use to gather in chat or PM each other when trying to connect.  The forums were dedicated to christian discussions, even when they were not always about scripture clarification itself.

[OneLight]

41 minutes ago, Marilyn C said:

I do see `Spock` dropping in sometimes in discussions. 

I do also see as you said some silly threads, but then we do have a longer timeframe for comparison. 

Then it is up to us to post good threads that make people think and discuss God`s word, don`t you think?

Yes, and you are one of those who do.  Thank You, even though we do have differences of opinions about what scripture means from time to time..

[Marilyn C]

I think the poll says it all - people want to have fellowship. 

I don`t think man`s organized system of public meetings is geared for that although people seem to have an expectation it will give them fellowship. In a small group, relationships develop but it is much harder in larger congregations. 

It really is only by the Holy Spirit that relationships grow, and not organized by man. 

Thus said, that is why I see some people come for fellowship and not the `harder` mental & spiritual exercise of thinking about God`s word. 

[Marathoner]

2 hours ago, Michael37 said:

I call them Nonsense Threads when they are just banter and fooling around. Some like that sort of fellowship, a few to the exclusion of most everything else.

Lots of examples here:

Community Center - Worthy Christian Forums

Perish the thought, that others might enjoy the occasional light-hearted foray with those whom they are in fellowship with. Terrible thing. Ban the lot of them! 

 

Edited March 8, 2024 by Marathoner

[Marathoner]

The fact that there are members of Worthy who appear to prefer silly light-heartedness to the usual fare elsewhere in the forum says something, yes? It does. I understand why. 

[OneLight]

1 hour ago, Marathoner said:

Perish the thought, that others might enjoy the occasional light-hearted foray with those whom they are in fellowship with. Terrible thing. Ban the lot of them! 

 

Occasional?   It's the majority of what I have seen lately.  That said, there's nothing wrong with having a good time while maintaining focus on Who this site is supposed to be about, or has this also changed?  It seems that this site become member centered than Christ centered.  Take a good look at the front page and you can see where the focus is by looking at the post numbers in what forum: https://www.worthychristianforums.com/  Dig deeper to see which forums the majority of posts come from.  The numbers don't lie.

I do want to thank you all for making my point more obvious, and I am not saying this to be sarcastic. 

[walla299]

2 hours ago, Marathoner said:

Perish the thought, that others might enjoy the occasional light-hearted foray with those whom they are in fellowship with. Terrible thing. Ban the lot of them! 

 

So tempting, so:

/ joke mode on

"There are those who remind me of some old sour Puritan types of old when I was a kid. You know the ones - they always looked like their faces would crack if they smiled. They seemed to have that unsettled feeling that someone, somewhere, somehow might be having a good time!" -unknown

/ joke mode off

[OneLight]

/ joke mode on ...

That sure ain't me ...

/ joke mode off

I do know how to have a good time, no doubt, but that is not what this thread is about.  When I saw this thread, I took it as a serious inquiry, so I offered my 17 years experience of Worthy.  No matter what today's members think, it is not the same place I first joined.  Discipleship is all but gone.  I'm not even sure if it's around any more.

[Your closest friendnt]

8 hours ago, missmuffet said:

How about a poll for those who do not participate in Worthy any longer? Perhaps ways that Worthy can improve as a Christian website.

Hello missmuffet, it was a good surprise to see your post.

[Your closest friendnt]

8 hours ago, OneLight said:

What, you want to bicker back and forth using scripture without voicing an opinion of your own?  Tell me what you disagree with with my post and take your stand.  I can post scripture also, but refuse to use scripture as a weapon against another believer.  Doing so could lead to us both easily becoming childish trying to up on another by quoting scripture, which is misuse of scripture in my view.  Notice that the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, is used against our enemies as a weapon, not other believers.

Scripture is to be taken to heart for a purpose, not a substitute for meaningful conversation. 

This post is a diamond.