Re: Paradigm Shift
The Internet has become the "new TV" of the future, with an included feedback option. That is what makes it so dangerous to so many. There is a growing number of believers who are seeking answers to important questions, not platitudes - and they are searching!
In addition to being able to share ideas, concerns, and just plan good old fellowship, a new level of personal on-line relationships are now being built that spans the world. There is even a growing awareness that some of the things we have been taught concerning other professing Christians simply does not hold up under intense investigation, while some opinions we hold are simply not strong enough. The result: Without going into an information overload, truth is being discovered on a great many different fronts and levels. That process can be painful, and it can bring up fears we thought were forgotten, never to be revisited again.
One of the greatest benefits (and one of the greatest dangers) is the mostly free and open access to religious materials (research materials of every kind, Bibles, commentaries, articles, teaching, etc.) that includes almost every religion and belief system known to man. Like TV, radio, magazines, movies and other communication systems, the Internet is not without its own pitfalls and traps - but so is just going through the process of life! The only "risk free" existence is death, where everything has already been decided.
With a keyboard and mouse, let the adventures begin.
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It makes no difference whether you study in the holy language, or in Arabic, or Aramaic [or in Greek or even in English]; it matters only whether it is done with understanding. - Moshe Maimonides.
Last edited by A.W. Bowman; 07-25-2009 at 10:26 AM.
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