A comment was made this morning in one of my threads which made an issue out of the fact - yes, it is a fact - that the first post of that thread contained no scripture. That set me to thinking about how discussion unfolds in our daily lives. (My thanks to that member.)
How many of your discussions outside of social media - what some people might call “real life” - begin with the quotation of a passage of scripture? If you had to assign a percentage figure to it, what would the percentage be? For me - 0%.
Here we are, on an internet discussion forum, and you’ve clicked on a thread that starts with no scripture.
How does that make you feel?
Are you angry? Are you sad? Are you happy? Are you glad? Maybe you’re indifferent about it. Maybe you’re waiting to see if scripture will later be brought up in the thread. Maybe you’ll celebrate. Maybe you’ll introduce a passage or two into the conversation.
Discussion. Must it start with a quotation of, or even an allusion to, scripture?
I don’t think so. Some of my threads do. Many of my threads don’t.
Why start a conversation on social media different from the way you start a conversation with a spouse, a child, a co-worker, a casual acquaintance?
P.S.
Just a note to clarify that I’m not arguing against OP’s including quotations of scripture.
How many of your discussions outside of social media - what some people might call “real life” - begin with the quotation of a passage of scripture? If you had to assign a percentage figure to it, what would the percentage be? For me - 0%.
Here we are, on an internet discussion forum, and you’ve clicked on a thread that starts with no scripture.
How does that make you feel?
Are you angry? Are you sad? Are you happy? Are you glad? Maybe you’re indifferent about it. Maybe you’re waiting to see if scripture will later be brought up in the thread. Maybe you’ll celebrate. Maybe you’ll introduce a passage or two into the conversation.
Discussion. Must it start with a quotation of, or even an allusion to, scripture?
I don’t think so. Some of my threads do. Many of my threads don’t.
Why start a conversation on social media different from the way you start a conversation with a spouse, a child, a co-worker, a casual acquaintance?
P.S.
Just a note to clarify that I’m not arguing against OP’s including quotations of scripture.
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