Okay, here is the deal, Bro. Studying on your own is means your drawing your own conclusions. That's not safe & next thing you know you'll start believing the bible was written about you. And your the next prophet.
Same shit happened to my friend turned foe. He got so deep in it ended up a 5150 thinking he was God's messenger. He wanted to go to all the churches & tell them they were preaching wrong. All of a sudden he felt he could be a pastor and guide all the people to Jesus. He walks around like Vincent "The Chin" Gigante with a bible in his hand telling people he can heal them through the power of Jesus.
You should really attend bible studies if it's something you want to pursue. Don't do this on your own.
I sent him this afterwards...
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I do not come to my own conclusions because that is not the correct way to study. If I do not understand something I pray for understanding and God leads me to the answer. God does speak to us through his word we just have to listen. You have to have faith in God, faith in his word, faith in Jesus and faith what Jesus did for us all. I feel I am more of a watchman than a messenger but I am praying and God is leading me. The bible says with Faith we can heal in the name of Jesus Christ so your friend was correct. Believing in Jesus is not being 5150. How do they know he really wasn't a messenger? God has sent them before why can't he send them now? The world is blinded by Satans tricks. People are to consumed with the world and not consumed with what really matters. Satans biggest trick is convincing people that God and him are not real but they are and people are falling into his traps. There is going to be a day where God of Israel will pour out his wrath onto this planet. Look around! The time of sorrows is close, if we are not already in them.