04-10-2012, 09:00 PM
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Supercalifragilisticexpiali...
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Snake Handling Easter Service in WSJ
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Originally Posted by tv1a
Mark 16:18 says
Here are a few definition of the phrase take up as found in my Strong's Concordance.
A few quick things to point out.
1. Speaking in tongues, casting out devils, laying hands on sick to recover are physical manifestations of a believer.
2. Picking up snakes seems to be the only sign many believers explain away.
3. Strong's definition implies a deliberate attempt by someone to pick up the reptile with the belief it will not harm them...
By correctly interpreting scripture, those people are not doing anything wrong.
If a person wants to take the logic of tempting God to the fullest degree, a person tempts God when praying for healing.
There aren't any scriptures to support our prejudices against what they are doing.
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Nice. So not only can we speak in tongues and lay hands and heal at will, we can also drink poison and handle snakes at will?
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