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NASB | Mark 16:18 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." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 16:18 they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well." |
Bible Question:
(4.5) Yeah, I have been doing some catching up (via the search module) I just read the cpiening77 post and your response was appropriate, but I wanted a little elaboration on the issue of time and place, breadth and width of the word as it has been and will continue to be interpreted. 1-What do you mean when you say "take the Bible literall unless it says otherwise" in regards to the act of being bitten by a poisonous viper and not being harmed? I believe that word in ink, so it would bring too many other miracles of faith (in ink) into question if I took but, one out of context. (If I sound stern, or overbearing, please forgive me. In another life I used the excuse of being a Scorpio, now I know it's just my conviction and not a burden of birth.) I have no doubt of the allegorical representations contained in the Bible, but I strongly believe that faith is the binding principal concerning the integrity of the scriptures. In short, these miracles are fueled by it, so when I read the implication of "symbolism" compromising the obvious sign of Paul's Apostleship I found myself needing more information on where you gathered this conclusion. zoe |
Bible Answer: Scriptute ... Mark 16:15-20, Acts 28:3-6 ...... God's day to you, Zoe, Some use Mark 16:15-19, to say they can pick up snakes, but I believe the promise was just to the 11 ... and I would include verse 20 to help prove my point. Paul didn't pick up a snake (Acts 28:3-6) ... it did bite him and he lived. I never said this was not literal. I did say he didn't pick up the snake. S |