Mark 16 -- Literal?

[HAZARD]

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[irishcowboy]

Of course.

Really?

Why don't Believers drink poison as a way of witnessing?

It would pretty much be scientific proof of the Bible's truth! This is like the one thing that would get through to atheists.

Why doesn't someone do this?

IT IS WRITTEN:

THOU SHALT NOT TEMPT THE LORD THY GOD!

I have handled serpents since i was a child, the first time I held a rattle snake i was 5 years old...thats right five years old.

the first time i was ever bit by a serpent i was 44 years old, and it was an extra large (almost 4 feet long) striped garter snake, which really surprised me, no pain did draw a bit of blood, but no harm....

Have had a black widow crawling up my arm when i saw her, and she was large, about a half inch in diameter, no ill done by her either.... have been bit by brown recluse, the only damage done was them dying, and no scaring on me. scorpions have crawled across my hand, large centapeds ( in Hawaii, have seen them over 9 inches long, and many people have been to sick call when they stuck their foot (with sock on) in their boot and got bit) crawling in bed with us. swimming with stone fish and scorpion fish.... shared hiking paths with copper heads, even shared a cellar with a huge copper head...

I do not recommend some one going out and getting these animals and trying to handle them on purpose... that is not a good idea. best to respect them and respect their space.....

also i would like to add, that we are not guaranteed long life... we are not guaranteed protection from harm, in fact, we are told that some of us will be shedding our blood for the Gospel of Christ.... all but one of the 12 died a martyrs death, one was filleted, another hung upside down on a cross, another hung on an X shaped cross (St. Andrews Cross, part of the stars and bars, and also part of Brittan's flag) one shot with arrows, another boiled in oil and survived and ended up dying of old age, another ..... well, you get the idea, they remained faithful..... and they paid the ultimate price.......

right now there is a group ( the third largest in the world ) trying to get a bill passed through the UN ..... a defamation of religion;

here is a clip of the article

July 16, 2008

by Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow

A number of Muslim nations have taken a resolution to the United Nations that would prohibit defamation of a religion -- theirs.

Dozens of Muslim-dominated countries want protection. Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law & Justice explains what that entails. "They've put forward what's called a '[Combating] Defamation of Religions' resolution which would amend the U.N.'s Declaration of Human Rights and would make it a criminal act and violation of international law to 'defame another religion,'" he explains. for rest of article go to http://www.aclj.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=3032

this resolution, if passed, will make speaking about Christ will be illegal and will result in arrest, imprisonment, and even death. anywhere in the world......

In Colorado, a person (even in church) speaking against homosexuals, even just reading it from Leviticus or Revelation can result in arrest (HATE CRIMES).... the same is true in California.... now it is being worked up on a world wide scale....

we are really getting close....

mike

[truthbringer]

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[truthbringer]

Ok Ok...seriously now...I would take it literaly.

...So if a Christian dies from poison, then they must not have been a true believer?

Who do you believe? The man who died from poison Or Jesus.

[Floatingaxe]

17 “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Is this to be taken literally?

Absolutely. Why not? It is a plain statement expressed by my Saviour.

[iwbswiaihl]

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