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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

I love it when quotes like this one come into a conversation like this. It reminds me to go and study that series of verses.

First... the quote sure tells something doesn't it?

Here is the scripture.



And there are other things that follow this verse that those who believe will do. But we remember... they shall speak with other tongues. One would think that casting out devils would be as popular and as prevalent as tongues but we emphasize tongues so much this is where we focus.

But... Let's take a look at the discourse. I need to get to church so this will have to be short.


Jesus said go and tell the world about this gospel.


He that believeth and is baptized will be saved. If you go out and tell this gospel to people... and they believe it... the will be saved.


Now this is the part that makes me smile. I know what I have been told this series of scriptures say. I know that I have believed it without even studying it myself. These three verses together say (as I have been told) that when you're saved... you'll speak in tongues.

But let's step back and just take a look.

Preach the gospel.
If they believe the gospel they will be saved.
These signs shall follow them that believe. Now... if they believe... they are saved. And the signs are signs that follow saved people.

You disagree don't you?

Well let's look again. Not even worrying about the fact that what I just said is what the scripture said...

These signs shall follow those that believe.
1. They shall cast out devils. Now tell me. Who of you has an expectation that a possible sign that someone has just been saved is that they turn around and cast out a devil? Nobody. Nobody looks for that. If that happened we'd all stare at each other and say... WHAT? But yet that is the FIRST sign given in a list that should all pertain to one another isn't it?
2. They shall speak with other tongues. etc.
3. They shall take up serpents.
4. If they drink poison it won't hurt them.

I can see it now... Come on brother... you about to receive the Holy Ghost... and now we know... he is saved... because he drank poison, handled a snake and cast out a devil.

We all know that every other thing in that list has nothing to do with initial evidence but we cherry pick tongues and use this scripture to back up that notion. I know... because I've done it. As a matter of fact... I've done it up until... this post. But study opened my eyes.

Brother D4T... I love you man!