I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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.

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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!

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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.

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

There you go .:aaa

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

"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!"

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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. :)

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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.

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

I was going to suggest taking this to the "Carpenter is taking questions" thread... he seems to have all the answers.... LOL

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

I don´t like snakes...

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

Take your lucky mouse to his church with you.......

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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

Re: I'm witnessing to a snake handler
 

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.