Conference yukon::christian

The belief that the Bible is the infallible Word of God is the founding basis
of our fellowship here, and based on the witness of the Scriptures we make the
following statement of faith.  Though there are countless issues - many of them
very important - addressed in the Scriptures regarding life and faith, a
thorough understanding commends the following to be the bare essentials of a
saving faith:

				WE BELIEVE...

      o In the truth that there is one God, eternally existent in three 
	persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit 
				(Dt 6:4-5, Mat 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14)

      o In the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in His pre-existant life, 
	before all creation, as the only begotten Son of the Father.
				(Col 1:15-16, Jn 1:18)

      o In Jesus' descent into human form for our sakes, and in His life on 
	earth, in all its richness and power, as described by the Scriptures.  
				(Phil 2:6-11)

      o In His vicarious and atoning death for us, and in His bodily 
	resurrection.
				(1 Cor 15:12-20)
                  
      o In the reality that the only means of being cleansed from sin, the 
	only way of receiving eternal life with God, is through repentance 
	and faith in the atoning sacrifice and precious blood of Jesus Christ. 
				(Ephesians 1:7)


"There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven
that has been given among men, by which we must be saved."
                                                             Acts 4:12

Unfortunately, due to the public nature of this conferece, we have to make the 
following reminder, and implement the following guidelines:

	THE BIBLE, GOD'S WORD, IS THE STANDARD OF THIS CONFERENCE.  

It is the authority to which all participation in this conference submits.  
It is the measuring rod by which all ideas are measured.

This forum permits discussion on almost any subject, and opinions may 
initially be expressed from any perspective.  However, all entries and 
opinions will then be held up for evaluation to the standard under which we 
have gathered in this forum, the Bible.  In the ensuing discussion, please 
remember:

		THE BIBLE, GOD'S WORD, IS THE STANDARD.

Any entries which:

	o are derogatory towards the Bible

	o deny the Bible's authority, validity, or inspiration by God

	o attempt to promote any other source as comparable to or superseding
	  the Bible 

	o question the validity of using the Bible as the standard 
	  of this conference

	o repeatedly re-state an opinion which has been shown by prior 
	  discussion to have no Biblical support

may be set hidden or deleted without prior notice to the author.

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				BIBLE QUOTATIONS

As a courtesy, when quoting the Bible, please state not only the Book, Chapter 
and Verse, but also the version from which the quote comes.

Acronyms are acceptable for the more common versions such as the KJV, RSV, NIV, 
NASV, NEB, NWT. However, when a lesser known version is used, please cite the
name in full. e.g. JB Phillips Translation/Paraphrase

Quoting the Bible in this manner allows others to find the particular passage 
quoted. It also helps reduce confusion.

Any forum for discussing spiritual matters will inevitably be a sensitive 
place, where strongly contentious views will conflict.  As moderators, we 
endeavour to hold a balance.  We desire to not only accomodate the many 
flavours of Christians who participate, but also endeavor to make this a place 
of favourable witness to many non-Christians, to whom we are on display, and a 
place where non-Christians may come to see what the Bible and Jesus have to 
say.

With that in mind, any notes that are personal in nature and have a negative 
connotation may be deleted from this conference without prior notice.  

If someone else enters a note which you find offensive, the procedure to 
follow (using the guidance of Matthew 18) is:

	o Contact the offender offline to seek resolution.

	o If that fails, contact the moderators off-line for assistance.

Please do NOT seek to resolve these issues publically in the file.  Attempts
to do so, even when well-intentioned, nearly always degenerate into a very 
unedifying 'discussion.'

In the past, the topic of homosexuality has produced an immense amount of
heated and fruitless discussion.  That in itself would not be sufficient reason
to censor it, as other topics also create the same sort of heated discussion.  

However, Digital has chosen to give homosexuals minority status as a group, and
the position of the Bible stands in opposition to the value Digital has chosen
to embrace on this issue.

Therefore, the decision has been made that we will not discuss the topic of 
homosexuality in this notes conference at all, either pro or con.  Postings 
which even mention the subject will be hidden or deleted without prior notice.  
Other conferences have no such restriction and you are free to debate this 
issue there.

We have discussed this with the corporate Human Resources department, and 
have received their endorsement to exclude discussion of this issue from 
this conference.

This file is moderated by a panel of volunteers.  (See note 3.last for the 
current moderator's panel)  In all issues of moderating, please remember 
that the moderators are real employees with real jobs to do, and that 
moderating this file is done only in their spare time.  Also remember that 
the moderator's panel spans several time zones, so discussions among the 
moderators sometimes take a while.  Please be patient with us. :-)

In several places in the preceding notes is an indication that a note may 
be deleted or hidden without prior notice.  Here is the actual procedure 
that we use:

 o Outright deletion only occurs when a note is highly offensive and obviously
   inappropriate for inclusion, and occurs only very rarely.  The author is 
   informed that their note has been deleted and why.  The other moderators are 
   informed by the moderator that deletes the note.  

 o If a note is not quite so offensive, the first moderator to see it
   will hide it, and send mail to the author and to the other moderators,
   explaing why the note has been hidden.  The note the author receives may
   just say "Your note has been hidden," in which case there will be no
   follow-up.  On some occasions, when the issues are less clear, the author
   may receive notice that "Your note has been hidden pending discussion by the
   moderators," in which case the moderators will get back to the author after
   discussion.

 o If discussion was called for, the moderators will then discuss offline what 
   should be done about the note.  As noted above, the panel spans several time 
   zones, and people are doing real work, so this can take a while.  The author
   will then be contacted with the resolution.

VERY IMPORTANT:

If your note is hidden or deleted and you disagree with the reasons given for 
hiding and deleting it, the ONLY appropriate measure is to continue to contact 
the moderators offline.  Under no circumstances repost the note or start asking 
questions in the file about why your notes are being hidden.  Reposting of a 
note that has been hidden or deleted by the moderators of any notesfile is 
considered by the Human Resources department of this company to be an act 
justifying disciplinary action.

Once resolution is reached, the decisions of the Moderators will be final.