Allan Harvey wrote:
<< 1) Any correction should be done in love and with grace, in a way that
corrects the falsehood without hurting the person who may have expressed it.
In this regard, we should be especially gentle toward those who are just
repeating privately what they have been told; I think there is Scriptural
basis for being more harsh with those who are teaching falsehood to the
flock
(teachers have a responsibility to avoid falsehood), and for being harsher
still with those who knowingly bear false witness.
2) We should check our own eye for logs, and make sure that our correction
is
done to serve God's truth and not to put the other person down or to show
off
how smart we are.
>>
When one is convinced that "correction" is due in forums
such as this one, not to forget that this is a *public*
website and that egos (mine included) regularly get in
the way. I forget that there is no greater idea or
discovery than one's own: no matter how dumb or useless
it may look to anyone (or even everyone) else.
Maybe that would be a better attitude to take in refereeing
scientific papers as well. That is also an issue of seeking
truth.
by Grace alone do we proceed,
Wayne
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