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Sept5SavedTeen
07-15-2008, 06:29 PM
So, I'm witnessing to a snake handler, from a trinitarian snake handling church. Should I just share Acts 2:38 with him or should I try to show the fallacy in snake handling? Should I direct him towards a "Jesus Only" snake handling church or a non-snake handling Apostolic church? How would you show the fallacy of snake handling when they say, "Well, Mark 16 lists all these things you do, BUT you say snake handling is just figurative"?

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

RandyWayne
07-15-2008, 06:33 PM
Don't tackle his main belief (about snake handling). That just puts people on the defensive.
Just be friendly and bring up YOUR beliefs and why. Let him come to the conclusions based on his own personal meditation.

CC1
07-15-2008, 09:42 PM
You shold go to his church wtih him and handle some snakes so he will feel obligated to come with you to your church.

Oh, let us know how that works out!

Bro-Larry
07-15-2008, 09:43 PM
So, I'm witnessing to a snake handler, from a trinitarian snake handling church. Should I just share Acts 2:38 with him or should I try to show the fallacy in snake handling? Should I direct him towards a "Jesus Only" snake handling church or a non-snake handling Apostolic church? How would you show the fallacy of snake handling when they say, "Well, Mark 16 lists all these things you do, BUT you say snake handling is just figurative"?

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

Tell him, it's OK to handle snakes, as long as it's unintentional. Pray for God to give unto him wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. (Eph 1:16-23) That'll cover both the snakes and the trinity.

:aaa

Dr. Vaughn
07-15-2008, 10:35 PM
Forget the snake handling... that's just ignorance
Focus on the Trinity,,,, thats Heresy and causing this person to worship 2 false Gods that do not exist as Gods..... he is disobeying Gods command in having no other Gods before him..... the snakes are a non issue.. its part of his culture and your never gonna change his mind.... he wont go to hell for handling snakes

Scott Hutchinson
07-15-2008, 10:38 PM
Certainly we have power over demonic forces,of course we aren't to tempt God which I think handling rattlers is doing.
I would let the Holy Ghost lead me in talking with my friend.

Steve Epley
07-15-2008, 10:40 PM
You shold go to his church wtih him and handle some snakes so he will feel obligated to come with you to your church.

Oh, let us know how that works out!

There you go .:aaa

RandyWayne
07-15-2008, 10:47 PM
You shold go to his church wtih him and handle some snakes so he will feel obligated to come with you to your church.

Oh, let us know how that works out!

"There's a snake in the pew!!!!"

"Oh, that's just my pet snake Reggie!"

"I hate snakes! I hate them!"

"Awww common, show a little back bone!"

Rico
07-16-2008, 12:02 AM
So, I'm witnessing to a snake handler, from a trinitarian snake handling church. Should I just share Acts 2:38 with him or should I try to show the fallacy in snake handling? Should I direct him towards a "Jesus Only" snake handling church or a non-snake handling Apostolic church? How would you show the fallacy of snake handling when they say, "Well, Mark 16 lists all these things you do, BUT you say snake handling is just figurative"?

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

Number one, be sure to wear a good pair of leather knee high boots! :D After that, let God give you the words. Hope this helps. :)

StMark
07-16-2008, 01:33 AM
I would LOVE to talk to a smake handler! Those people have
always intrigued me. I wished it were me!

I've always wanted to go check out one of their churches
and take a camera

pelathais
07-16-2008, 01:35 AM
So, I'm witnessing to a snake handler, from a trinitarian snake handling church. Should I just share Acts 2:38 with him or should I try to show the fallacy in snake handling? Should I direct him towards a "Jesus Only" snake handling church or a non-snake handling Apostolic church? How would you show the fallacy of snake handling when they say, "Well, Mark 16 lists all these things you do, BUT you say snake handling is just figurative"?

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex
I love you, Bro. You're in my thoughts and prayers. Somewhere there has to be a list of best all time questions - and this one one ranks right up there among the very best.

Pro31:28
07-16-2008, 04:40 AM
I was going to suggest taking this to the "Carpenter is taking questions" thread... he seems to have all the answers.... LOL

Sept5SavedTeen
07-16-2008, 08:25 PM
Looks like him and his church and some of the other snake handling churches in KT are going thru some trouble with the law, some of them are getting arrested. I also asked about death rates in his assembly, he said a lady died last year from snake handling. He says he knows of the JESUS Only snake handlers, but he doesn't agree with them. I wonder if Apostolic snake handlers treat trinitarian snake handlers like their brethren, or if they treat non-snake handling Apostolic more like brethren. Those snake handling Apostolics may be giving him a different message than I'm giving him, this young man seems terribly confused, and things to be tough in his church/life situation.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

smurfette
07-16-2008, 09:07 PM
Looks like him and his church and some of the other snake handling churches in KT are going thru some trouble with the law, some of them are getting arrested. I also asked about death rates in his assembly, he said a lady died last year from snake handling. He says he knows of the JESUS Only snake handlers, but he doesn't agree with them. I wonder if Apostolic snake handlers treat trinitarian snake handlers like their brethren, or if they treat non-snake handling Apostolic more like brethren. Those snake handling Apostolics may be giving him a different message than I'm giving him, this young man seems terribly confused, and things to be tough in his church/life situation.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

I've handled gardner snakes! Hee-Hee! This is just so bizarre! I cracked up when I read this! It's kind of sad when you think about it though. I guess they hold this teaching to be very important to their faith.

Good Luck on this one! Don't be messin' with snakes!:aaa

Sister Alvear
07-16-2008, 09:09 PM
I don´t like snakes...

ReformedDave
07-16-2008, 09:10 PM
Take your lucky mouse to his church with you.......

Sept5SavedTeen
07-17-2008, 07:58 PM
I handled a garden snake too! Us church kids were raking and doing yard work and a sister found a garden snake and I did my snake-handler's Pentecostal dance... then the snake urinated on me.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

pelathais
07-17-2008, 08:12 PM
I handled a garden snake too! Us church kids were raking and doing yard work and a sister found a garden snake and I did my snake-handler's Pentecostal dance... then the snake urinated on me.

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex
I'd take that as a sign to stay out of the snake handler's church, though I don't think I've heard of anyone complaining about that before.