Having touched Christ's feet is not an excuse for punctuation mistakes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Spiritual merit or divine connection does not excuse basic errors or negligence.
- In plain terms
- Touching Christ's feet does not excuse punctuation mistakes.
- What can you take from it?
- Holiness does not exempt one from basic competence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does status excuse error?
- How do you define competence?
Another view
It might conflate spiritual authority with technical skill unnecessarily.
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