In this case, the statement �Use of wine, strong drinks, tobacco, and hot drinks proscribed� is an interpretation (and is false.) Only hot drinks are proscribed, all the other items mentioned are given legitimate uses.
But, as people first read the verse summary, when they get to the actual words of the revelation, they substitute the verse summary’s interpretation for what the scripture actually says
In conditioning, there is a presupposition that is accepted. The presupposition is that since the church publishes the scriptures and authorized the text of the chapter headings and verse summaries, the chapter heading and verse summary interpretations must be correct. Continue reading “In other words, the summary immediately conditions a person’s mind to receive the scriptural text in only one way”