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NASB | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 John 1:10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching [but diminishes or adds to the doctrine of Christ], do not receive or welcome him into your house, and do not give him a greeting or any encouragement; |
Subject: Is it because we are afraid that the per |
Bible Note: John I'm not denying the power of the gospel. I'm saying the average cultist that will visit your door will probably know the scriptures you are going to give them, be better versed in their cultic understanding of them than you are in the orthodox understanding and will have rehearsed responses to your usage of those scriptures. Look at the exchange between Satan and Jesus in the wilderness. Jesus did not the dialogue move to anything but the word of God. There was no comparison between what he knew was true and what Satan was saying. In fact there was little dialogue. I suggest if your going to "witness" to a cultist you need to remain at that level. If you are going to dialogue your time would be better spent on a none cultist. EdB |