Gentle Reader, having repeated in last blog that the best
remedy for misinformation is knowing
one’s subject to a surfeit, I may now move on to what to me is the crux of
the matter about misinformation—misinterpretation.
Misinterpretation
is a real nuisance!
As if clear communication and understanding
weren’t hard enough to process! In my experience, add a little
misinterpretation and communication can really go haywire! Thus my personal dedication
and recommendation to one and all to be regularly on safari through the
Scriptures! (As the choice of word “safari”
indicates, to me such a journey is always an adventure the reward of clarity
and discernment well worth the effort!)
So think with me a moment on the subject of
misinterpretation. Misinterpretation frequently occurs from confused meanings,
For example, there is a common phrase that says “sometimes one has to do something
even if it is wrong”.
True enough, in certain situations, but not every situation.
Why? Because this thinking is based on several definitional
constructs not broadly understood.
First of all, this thinking is actually relevant for one and
only one type of situation—the practical or functional situation. Trouble
arises when it is applied to a second type, the moral dilemma, or third, legal
matters.
To be continued . . .
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