Allow me to give you a few more scriptures that may or may not change your mind - either way I hope you find them interesting.
Matthew 13:37 He answered and said unto them, "He That soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38.The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
"Seed", as used in those verses is Strong's 4690 - Sperma, the male sperm, by impl. offspring Christ tells us that He isn't talking about spiritual children and that the devil sowed them.
Understanding this issue is very important. Of the seven churches in Revelation what did the only two churches Christ approve of do for that approval?
Rev.1:18 I Am He that liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
2:9. (Smyrna) I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich), and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are of the synagogue of Satan.
11.He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.'
3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; 'These things saith He That is Holy, He That is True, He That hath the key of David, He That openeth and no man shutteth, and shutteth, and no man openeth;
9.Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
To know who the tares (Kenites - sons of Cain) are is to hold the Key of David in your hand and once you know, understand. That cannot be taken from you. Jesus warns us in those verses that He holds the keys to hell and death so listen to what He is saying. Both of those churches teach who the Kenites (sons of Cain) are and Jesus approved of only those two churches. How many churches today teach that?
Thanks Ping. I knew the Kenites would show up soon.
But I’m just a spectator in this sola scriptura smackdown.
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You guys carry on...
"And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD."Knowing of course, that you will rise from the canvas with a proof-texting right jab. So I won't.