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Subject: An Exegete of Acts 2 |
Bible Note: I’m going to offer my opinion on this whether it is warranted or not. Personally, I disagree with your assessment of Doc and what he offers to the forum and will confidently state there are far many more that would also disagree with you than agree. It’s obvious that Doc has come to his standing and belief based on years of diligently searching Scripture for the truth and has formed his opinions based on those studies. His knowledge and elucidation of what he has learned to others, has proven to be nothing less than helpful in my search for the truth and I’m sure he has been more helpful than not to many more. I say this knowing that I have at times disagreed with Doc on certain subject matter but even so, I would never disregard what he says and would do myself wrong if I did not honestly consider his views. (Just to let you know, in my humble opinion, he has proven worthy and correct time and time again) There are many others using this forum that have known Doc much longer and could state from their experience of how his activity on the forum is helpful. One will find criticism whenever one looks for it. One will also find offense when opinions differ. That’s just life isn’t it? It’s all about the perspective one has when discussing a certain topic. I have found Mark’s post to be as helpful as Doc’s, I just haven’t personally conversed with Mark as often as I would like to. Differing opinions and thorough discussion of a topic is helpful to most forum members, I would assume, as it allows one to research, study and learn and form their own opinion. What kind of world would we live in if we couldn’t form our own opinions and then respectfully share those with others? I guess I’ll leave my two cents at that. I think both Doc and Mark have proven to be nothing less than beneficial to the forum, or at least in my short experience with it. To be honest, I’ve seen harsh criticism on the forum, not siding one way or another as to whether or not it was called for, but Doc’s posts are what I would consider, mild mannered, compared to some. You stated: “What I do believe is that pride sometimes stands in the way of one ever excepting that he/she may be wrong or from excepting that he/she may not know.” Pride will also stand in the way of one accepting another’s personal views that disagree with their own and can even lead to rash and harsh criticism when we feel we have been belittled, when in fact, that may not have been the case. Respectfully, WOS |