What exactly was he studying? You seem to allude to 'writings' other than the scriptures. And I would venture to guess that he was studying the church fathers.
Further, the comment about being associated with Jimmy Swaggart Bible college is also telling me this individual did not have the tools to interpret the Biblical text consistent with the grammatical historical approach using sound hermeneutical principles.
Post his story in full if you know of where it is ... where he lays out his exact arguments using scripture.
Post his story in full if you know of where it is ... where he lays out his exact arguments using scripture.
He was raised as a Baptist in Virginia and found Jesus at the age of 10. He loved Bible school. He fell away from the church but as an adult joined the Assembly of God and became well versed in using the tools, as you say, “to interpret Biblical text consistent with the grammatical historical approach using sound hermeneutical principles. He read books by Jimmy Swaggert, Dr. Walter Martin, Dr. R. C. Sproules, went to Bible school and eventually became a youth pastor.
His full story can be found on a CD which costs $20.00, which I would think you probably wouldn’t want to pay. I can share a brief biography and snippets of his story:
http://www.catholic.com/profiles/tim-staples
http://chnetwork.org/2001/05/tim-staples-former-assemblies-god-youth-minister-journey/
http://chnetwork.org/2010/03/tim-staples-assemblies-god-became-catholic-journey-home-program/