Comment about verse 16. Does this mean that anyone who does not believe in the Christian God will be damned and sent to hell, or does it mean that anyone who does not believe in any God at all will be damned and sent to hell? If it is the former, then this is really bad news for all the otherwise good people around the world who have been indoctrinated into a religion other than the Christian one. And what about all of the good people around the world who are Atheists who simply cannot accept religious beliefs? Of course, these Atheists do not believe in the supernatural, but do Christians believe that they will be damned to hell?
the snake is primarily presented as a type of devil and deals with people being delivered from satanic forces ,it does mean to actually pick up a snake. Matt 4:7 Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. You also wouldn't drink poison to demonstrate faith.
The scripture does state to test the spirits to see who they are from and not accept any spirit that is contrary with the Word of GOD. This scripture is only mentioned in Mark,I wouldn't build a church doctrine off of one Scripture?
After Jesus told the diciples to do this they did not go and play with snakes and drink poison to prove or show their faith,so I dont know why some of these churches are doing it and people dying from being bitten. You dont see anyone doing that in the new testament. The serpent was found in the garden, Eve was decieved and poisoned into doing what God asked her not to do. Our Father will protect us from dangers of all the snakes and poisoness ways of life out there that lead some astray. The Word is powerful and can speak to you in many ways..you need to be led by the Spirit or you might just go and do something silly like play with deadly snakes in the church to show how close you are to God. I see that as testing God.
16-SPIRITUAL BAPTISUM HERE NOT FLESH-LY 17 SIGN OF A BELIEVER-THE DEVIL IS GONE-NO FOWEL WORDS-ANEA TONGUE. 18THE SERPENT IS THE DEVIL-IN CHRIST YOU CAN HANDEL HIM.DEADLY DRINK . ARE HIS LIES.ITS A METAPHOR
On verse 16 ��he that believth not shall be damned.�� You see, believing is the determining factor, not being baptized. That�s like saying, �He that getteth on the jet plane and sitteth down, shall fly to Jacksonville, Florida; but he that getteth not on the plane, shall not fly to Jacksonville.�
It�s the getting on that gets you there, not the sitting down. But any fool knows if you get on, you ought to sit down. If you don�t sit down, you�ll wish you had sat down before you reach your final destination.
If you�ve trusted Jesus Christ as Saviour, you ought to be baptized. But you should not be baptized thinking that baptism saves you. If you do, you�re not trusting Jesus Christ; you�re trusting baptism. Faith is looking away from everything else and looking only to Jesus Christ.
I would like to remind the adventist that no one knew to keep the Sabbath until EXODUS chapter 20. And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant: ( Neh 9:14) Also see the N.T. for further instruction. Ye observe days, and month, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. ( Gal 4:10-11). Let no man thereford judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: ( Col 2:16). Read Romans 13:9 and see that during the Church age of grace, the Sabbath is left out of the commandments. Hope this helps. ( 1 Cor 14:28) :)
For me, as an ADVENTIST, "Go ye into the world and preach the gospel to all creature" tells me that I should share the word of God not only with my fellow ADVENTISTS but also non ADVENTISTS in order to know that God created the universe in six days and rested on the seventh day. He called the seventh day the SABBATH which existed even before the creation of the world. So in EXODUS 20 : 8-11, He (GOD) reminded the Israelites to remember the SABBATH DAY to keep IT HOLY.
I am troubled by peet's comments. The received text does contain the these verses as well as the opening verses of John 8 and many other verses called into question in our day. We have a complete and faithful representation of the original manuscripts. They came to us by providence and we must never put a question mark where God has placed an exclamation. Trust this word for time and eternity.
He could have used another animal besides a snake, the purpose of the scripture is if God sends you some where he will protect you from snakes, poison, or anything. Example:Daniel in the Lions den, Shadrach,Meshac,and Abendago in the firey furnance. When he used snakes and posion, they knew of the above mentioned situations before, so he just confirming that God will take care of you if you do his will!!!!!!!!!
This show God's Love & favor for all to receive of him with no respect of person place or thing. Also, show God's purpose for all. I believe he stated every creature, because man have a tend to put/measure people in denomination or different levels of importance, whereas God does not have respect of person; but people do and God wanted all to know HEGOD meant everyone and not just the selected few we felt were/is important. GOd The God of Love for All.
Although I do not believe in taking up serpents...I do find it interesting. But if parts of the Bible(KJV) refer to serpents as a sign of the devil. I am Baptist so I was brought up different. Just curious why people think they should take up serpents. The Bible does not say to worship with them and handle them.
I believe that the serpent part of this scripture is in self defense, so to speak. And that the deadly drink is if you don't know it's there. Simply because the Bible also tells us not to tempt the Lord our God. I don't care who you are, picking up a deadly snake is just stupid in church to show your faith. If you want to show how much faith you have, tell a mountain to move. Btw, I'm�an apostolic pentecostal, and I assure you that this is NOT something that we practice, nor did the disciples. Have a blessed day!
Doesnt this disolve the curse in genesis now that jesus has been resrrurected. In other words it is an example that the laws established then have been disolved and being struck on the heal will no longer hold its power
"These signs shall follow them that believe" "The shall speak with new tongues".I can praise the Lord I have been bought up in a spirit filled family knowing the truth and was encouraged to seek for the holy spirit. I received when I was around 9, and I knew that I did because I speak in tongues. It is an actual language given to you by the Lord. It also confirms this all through acts 2 it describes the day of pentecost when the Lord release this
I took it to be the disciples who he was speaking to that could take up serpents and drink poison. The ones that believed (because at first they did not believe it was he). "They went out" It doesn't say do this in church.
I so much love Mark chapter 16:18 "If they drink any deadly thing,it shall not hurt them,they shall LAY HANDS ON THE SICK AND THEY SHALL RECOVER" am a practical witness because i hv used this verse to heal the sick. Inorderwords, the promises/words of God is the truth and effective to them that believe.
To those that believe,they shall lay hands upon the sick and they shall recover. I have seen many good Christians do this yet the person still died. Why?
"God's right hand" is a statement that has confused many about the status of Jesus. It is a metaphoric or Heberic way of saying that Jesus is the personality through whom God saves us. It is like this: They asked God in the Old Testament how he delivered his people. He replied that he delivered them by his strong right hand.
It is like a fighter saying that he defeated his opponent by using his strong right hand. So the strong right hand becomes symbolic of the fighter himself. So saying that Jesus sits at God's right hand, or is God's right hand, is saying that Jesus is God.
The Jews knew this. That's why the High Priest got angry and accused Jesus of blasphemy. He knew Jesus was making his claim that he was God.
verse 17.They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover they shall speak with new tongues. I believe new tongues refers to the baptism of the Holy Spirit as found in the book of Acts. When they received the Holy Spirit, they spoke with new tongues as the spirit gave the utterance. Not everybody who received the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts did so by the laying on of the hands.
Patricia The lord always consider you first. Throughout the many generations Men have had many concepts of who are how we got here. But God spends quality time focuson on whats most important like the state of mind or condition of others. He walks in the this peace that surp***es all understanding and that why he uses certian terminology alone with a certian type of contextual setting.
I believe if it in the Bible it's true. I would not want to test my faith by holding a snake or by drinking something, but if it's in the Book I believe it. I don't understand all of the comments but I disagree with some of them. And I believe He was raised just like it says.
It�s the getting on that gets you there, not the sitting down. But any fool knows if you get on, you ought to sit down. If you don�t sit down, you�ll wish you had sat down before you reach your final destination.
If you�ve trusted Jesus Christ as Saviour, you ought to be baptized. But you should not be baptized thinking that baptism saves you. If you do, you�re not trusting Jesus Christ; you�re trusting baptism. Faith is looking away from everything else and looking only to Jesus Christ.
It is like a fighter saying that he defeated his opponent by using his strong right hand. So the strong right hand becomes symbolic of the fighter himself. So saying that Jesus sits at God's right hand, or is God's right hand, is saying that Jesus is God.
The Jews knew this. That's why the High Priest got angry and accused Jesus of blasphemy. He knew Jesus was making his claim that he was God.