Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n
Do I have to Register?<\/strong><\/p>\n No.\u00a0 You don’t have to register.\u00a0 You can if you want to<\/em>.\u00a0 Either way, you can just read the Forum Topics.\u00a0 Most of the topics in the forum are “public”.\u00a0 Some topics can be tagged as “private” and only viewable to the author.\u00a0 You can toggle between “private” or “public” posts.<\/p>\n What are the benefits to registering here in the site?<\/strong><\/p>\n You can write “Christian-related” forum topics.<\/p>\n You can leave comments in the forum topics.<\/p>\n You can participate in the “Group Chat” that is only visible to logged in members. Chat sessions are automatically erased every hour, on the hour.\u00a0 No data on these chat sessions are stored on any database.\u00a0 We don’t\u00a0use any\u00a0trackers that record computer screens, (I have seen two online “churches” do that – you can also notice that when you have a “Do Not Track” setting on your web browser, the codes and scripts will prompt you when these types of sites store those cookies on your device).\u00a0 It’s good practice to always “delete browser cookies”.<\/p>\n What’s the chat system for?<\/strong><\/p>\n We can use this chat\u00a0system \u00a0that is hosted in our webhost servers (not an outside server), as\u00a0a means to communicate, pray for each other.<\/p>\n My goal for that chat system also, is so that other Christian groups can use it, if they need to pray with each other and looking for a free platform that can do that without sacrificing privacy.\u00a0 (FYI, a whole lot of portals store “chat sessions” in third party companies, which also store third party cookies on a person’s device, and chat sessions are stored in third-party databases<\/em>).<\/p>\n The chat system here does NOT<\/strong> store chat sessions.\u00a0 I’ve configured it that way to automatically erase, every hour on the hour.<\/p>\n Why don’t you just create and use an FB Group?<\/strong><\/p>\n For others who use it for convenience, that’s great for them.\u00a0 For us though, if you have your own Forum (FB is like one whole big forum), you can have more peace of mind, that your own Forum is actually a safe place.\u00a0 You can stay “on topic”, without the distraction of advertisements and newsfeeds.\u00a0 There’s an option to make topics “private” and only viewable to the author.<\/p>\n Chats on this forum are automatically erased.\u00a0 You can’t do that on an FB group.\u00a0 The Private Messaging is not really private, since it’s all logged and stored on their databases.\u00a0(Sadly, anyone who knows how to extract information\u00a0about FB users, can and\u00a0do.\u00a0 Advertisers on FB are knowledgeable about how to “target” specific audiences, you can view how in the FB “How to” for advertisers).<\/p>\n If you join this forum, or if you participate in chat, on your laptop or mobile phone, we don’t “automatically load” all of your contacts, we don’t need to access your camera, microphone, or pictures folder.\u00a0 Like MOST apps do.<\/p>\n As an I.T. person, I have been so disgruntled with all the snooping, so I built something simple and\u00a0useful.\u00a0 In-house.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Can I use your site on my phone?\u00a0 Is it mobile-friendly?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, I designed this site to be mobile-friendly, using Responsive Web Design (RWD) principles.\u00a0 So, you can also use the “group chat” on\u00a0your phone or mobile device, without downloading any app.\u00a0 You just need an internet connection and\u00a0go to our secure website.\u00a0 (Make sure you are on an https:\/\/ and not just http:)<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/category\/why-how-christianlifegroups-com-started\/#post-278<\/a><\/p>\n Do you ask for donations? Or Membership Fees?<\/strong><\/p>\n No.\u00a0<\/strong> We don’t charge Membership Fees.\u00a0 Membership is open ONLY to Christians.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 The website is open to Everyone (except spammers, or those I have personally banned from even viewing<\/em> this website).\u00a0 And No<\/strong>, we don’t ask for donations.<\/em>\u00a0 If you have money to give, give it directly to someone in need. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Who takes care of the expenses for this website?<\/strong><\/p>\n God does.<\/strong>\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42 It doesn’t really cost much if you know tech work.\u00a0 There’s a whole lot of open-source software that you can tweak and put together.<\/p>\n Are you a charitable organization or a non-profit organization?<\/strong><\/p>\n No and no.\u00a0 Even Jesus paid taxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Do you sell anything here?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n No.\u00a0 ChristianLifeGroups.com is not selling and will not be selling anything.\u00a0 God’s blessings are NOT FOR SALE.<\/p>\n Also, no member will be allowed to sell anything here, or link out to sell anything.\u00a0<\/strong> We will ban those who do, or those who try to “recruit” anybody or any member here into ANY MLM. Each post has a “Report” link.\u00a0 Let’s keep the forum safe and exclusive to what would “grow our faith”, and not “grow someone else’s bank account”.<\/p>\n Jesus commanded this to ALL of His Disciples \/ Followers of Christ:<\/p>\n 6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n 7 And as you go, preach<\/strong>, saying, \u2018The kingdom of heaven is at hand.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons.<\/span><\/p>\n Freely you received, freely give.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 9 Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,<\/span><\/p>\n 10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff;<\/span><\/p>\n for the worker is worthy of his support.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n .<\/p>\n Some pastors, preachers, teachers who “monetize” God’s Word are false prophets \/ teachers who “make money off of” Christ’s flock, that He purchased with His Blood.\u00a0 \u00a0You can go to youtube and type “rich pastors” in the search field,\u00a0 and see how other Christians are calling out these people deceiving other people.\u00a0 That’s why Jesus warned all of us:<\/p>\n 15 \u201cBeware of the false prophets,\u00a0who come to you in sheep\u2019s clothing,\u00a0but inwardly are ravenous wolves.\u00a016 You will know them by their fruits.”<\/span> – Matthew 7-15-16<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n .<\/p>\n Why do you use the New American Standard Bible (NASB) in this website’s “Bible Study” for the New Testament?<\/strong><\/p>\n I prayed about which one to use.\u00a0 “The NASB is an original translation<\/a>\u00a0from the Hebrew<\/a>, Aramaic<\/a>, and Greek<\/a> texts”.\u00a0 \u00a0I personally also use the NASB, and I buy these bibles as well, for when I do my own little Bible Ministry Distribution.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 I encourage those who also want to distribute bibles to purchase it in bulk, so your money can buy more bibles.\u00a0 (When I started I would buy the bibles from bookstores, which is more expensive, until I discovered I can buy it cheaper in bulk).\u00a0 The Lockman Foundation have links on their page on how to purchase in bulk.<\/p>\n But when I got born again many years ago, I’ve only used the King James Version (KJV) for the New and Old Testament, that’s what I’m using here on this website, with some quotes from NASB as well.\u00a0 These posts have been published on the forum at different times as well.<\/p>\n How Do I Register and become a Member of the ChristianLifeGroups Forum?<\/strong><\/p>\n Just click the “Register<\/a>” link at the Top Menu, or click HERE<\/a> to Register<\/a>.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-ministry","category-questions-and-answers","category-why-how-christianlifegroups-com-started"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1408,"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions\/1408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christianlifegroups.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}