If, as an assigned academic exercise in a Comparative Religion course in college I read the Koran, does that mean I spent time with Mohammed?
Reading the Bible does not mean that the reader is seeking meaning and a true relationship with God. I can point to many people who can spout chapter and verse but it is obvious they do not know God.
“Reading the Bible does not mean that the reader is seeking meaning and a true relationship with God. I can point to many people who can spout chapter and verse but it is obvious they do not know God.”
Satan quoted scripture to Jesus when he tempted him. I’d say he wasn’t a follower.