Hi Everyone,
Have been working on the website design for the last couple of weeks and have changed my thinking quite a bit since I last thought seriously about it.
I have reduced the range of studies to be published on this site (and in the proposed book), and will include the omitted studies on separate websites (and in separate books) subsequently. It became clear that the scope of the original website was too large and possibly overpowering, and it would have taken too long to get enough written on such a range of topics to enable the website to be launched in a reasonable timeframe.
So the website is to be called "Grace Space" and will have studies under these main headings:
God's Plan of Salvation
Judgement and Mercy
Hell and the Lake of Fire
Free Will
Lessons from Luke
Promises from Paul
Hints from Hebrews
Pointers from the Prophets
Bible Translation Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
The home page will show a heading, that you can already see by pointing your browser to http://users.ncable.net.au/~barrytatt/images/header_features.jpg, a welcome message and a list of the study areas (as above).
A draft of the welcome message is here, and as always, your comment and critical review are invited.
Welcome to our space on the web for exploring the truth about God and his plans for us, both on this planet and beyond.
Mainstream christianity has differing beliefs about such things, some of which can not be supported by a correctly translated Bible, which has led to confusion and even cynicism about what the Bible teaches.
Over the coming year, we will add articles to the site to help readers discover a more realistic and rational basis of belief, and particularly to discover how extravagant and extensive is God's amazing grace.
Even if we don't fully achieve this aim, we trust we will at least challenge readers to think about what they believe in light of what the Bible REALLY says when stripped of man's tradition, prejudice and irrational thinking.
At the very minimum, we hope to promote a greater respect for God, his character and his intentions, and a greater respect for the integrity of God's Word, the Bible.
So welcome ..... enjoy the journey with us.
Hi Rog,
ReplyDeleteAfter our discussions last night, I thought I would try an alternative home page intro.
Here it is. What do you think?
Welcome to our space on the web for exploring the truth about God and his plans for us, both on this planet and beyond.
Over the centuries, mainstream christianity has offered a variety of views about such things, which has naturally led to much confusion about what the Bible teaches.
The Bible clearly declares that God is love, and we are discovering that if we read the Bible through the lens of God's love, a consistent and rational basis of belief emerges.
During the coming year, we will add articles to the website designed to keep readers abreast of our discoveries, and so encourage them to embrace the God of the Bible who we have come to love and serve.
Even if we don't fully achieve this aim, we trust we will at least challenge readers to think about what they believe in light of what the Bible says, and to promote a greater respect for God and for the integrity of His Word.
So welcome ..... enjoy the journey with us ..... and discover the extravagance of God's love and amazing grace.
Barry
The home page for the site is up on the web with the original welcome message in it.
ReplyDeleteIt is at http://users.ncable.net.au/~barrytatt/grace.html.
It too will have the new header when its design is completed.
Barry