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Originally Posted by tonybones2112
Start with Scripture first and a pre-conceived notion, and Scripture will win over the pre-conceived notion. But if you start with a pre-conceived notion and then add Scripture to try and glue it together, you end up with a cult.
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Thanks all for the comments. They have been helpful. Tonybones; I think you hit the nail on the head. Talking with this young man reminds me of folks like the Church of Christ (COC) or the Calvinists. Once a person has been indoctrinated with COC teachings, every time they see water or baptism in the Bible they see it through the "
water baptism is essential for salvation" filter. Most Calvinists when they see the words elected or chosen in the Bible see it through the "
in eternity past God picked out who would be saved and not saved" filter. My young friend is interpreting scripture through the "
serpent seed / Kenite" filter. What's hard to understand is how this young man could fall for these teachings. I believe he is saved and he was brought up in a solid KJV believing home.