Bible Question:
I’m curious why did you do this? Your correcting something someone previously said in the forum, but unless you append your question and the answers to that thread in error how will anyone see the correction? I can and have searched for who incorrectly stated there are only 3 things in heaven. However someone reading that thread will never see the correction unless they somehow stumble upon this thread. Would it not have been better to append your question and the answers you receive to the thread that contained the error? I hate to ask this but my curiosity has gotten the best of me and makes me foolish enough to tread where I’m sure I will invoke someone’s wrath. |
Bible Answer: EdB: Thank you for your question. I'll be glad to answer it. No one would ever invoke my wrath by asking a legitimate, honest question. My original question, being a question and not an answer, corrected nothing. Whenever I reply to another's posting, I feel it is my choice whether to add to or comment upon his answer. But this is not the issue, and not worth arguing. Why did I not append my question to "that thread in error"? Because it was not my primary purpose to correct or embarrass anyone. I merely wanted to start afresh with what I considered to be a reasonable question. If one person held the belief that there are "only 3 things in heaven", perhaps others, who were not previously Forum members, would also be interested in this specific question. Thus, I posted a new primary question. Additonally, an original thread often gets bogged down with off-topic postings, nitpicking over every jot and tittle of previous answers, and personal insults. That is why, in the opinion of some, myself included, it may be better to start afresh and get back on track. Or in some cases, after 100 postings to the same thread, it may be wiser to end it and go on to something else. The assumption has been made that I am "correcting something someone previously said in the forum." I agree with this much: If I choose not to append my question and the answers to that thread in error , no one will see the correction. However, it is not my purpose to correct. Therefore, I saw no need to append to the original thread. Many times in the 116-day history of the Forum, there have been 2, 3 or more similar questions that might have been combined into one thread. But the authors chose not to do that. The short answer is: I merely wished to post a new question without specific reference to a previous post. To do otherwise might be to embarrass someone whom I have no desire to embarrass. And when I originally joined the Forum, I did not intend to embarrass or to be embarrassed. It was not my original intention to quarrel over every syllable of every word that another member may post . And it would be arrogant and presumptuous of me to pronounce judgment upon respected evangelical Christian writers whose words are quoted in various postings. Not that I necessarily agree with 100 percent of what my favorite authors write. It's just my contention that to issue a blanket condemnation that the writer (not his writing) is wrong, false, or in error would be inappropriate. When I can read the OT and the NT in the original languages, then I might think of challenging MacArthur, Swindoll, Stanley or others. I might, but I doubt it. Because by then they will have gained another 5 or 10 years of Bible knowledge and understanding. In this reply I am not trying to convince anyone that I was not at fault in my choices regarding the wording and posting of my question. I merely seek to answer your question as you asked it. Thanks again for your posting. :-) JVH0212 |