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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:
Matthew 16:15-18 i have never seen a demon-possessed person to my knowledge, and have never seen a demon cast out. i have only heard someone speak in tounges once, and i think he was faking it. i have heard of snake-handling ministers, but anyone can learn to handle a snake. if you drink a deadly dose of poison, you will die. prove otherwise. i have never heard of someone drinking lots of poisin and not dying because they believed in God. i have never seen a healing, and the stories of healings that i have heard could have been faked. where are the signs? does anyone believe? |
Bible Answer: blackbox, I think you are referencing Mark 16:15-18, not Matthew. You state: â€i have never seen a demon-possessed person to my knowledge, and have never seen a demon cast out.†Me neither. But our New Testament depicts eyewitness accounts of just such a thing. Mark 1:34-39, 5:12-15 of many. You state: “i have only heard someone speak in tounges once, and i think he was faking it.†I have yet to hear someone speak in tongues but I have heard testimony to it from some I know. But honestly, I think they may have testified falsely or were deceived and only thought they were speaking tongues as a spiritual gift. But I don’t discount tongues altogether and therefore cannot totally discredit their experience. But again, we have eyewitness accounts of just such a thing happening in Scripture. (Acts 2:4) You state: “i have heard of snake-handling ministers, but anyone can learn to handle a snake.†I agree, my brother handles snakes all the time (He’s not afraid to) but not in a religious ceremony. Paul handled a snake safely as well. (Acts 28:5) You state: “if you drink a deadly dose of poison, you will die. prove otherwise. i have never heard of someone drinking lots of poisin and not dying because they believed in God.†Can’t prove otherwise. I believe if someone drinks a deadly dose of poison, they will more than likely die (or else it would not be a deadly dose) and I don’t think it is wise to put God to the test. You state: “i have never seen a healing, and the stories of healings that i have heard could have been faked.†I have witnessed many healings on TV and I agree that they are probably faked. But we see healings in Scripture, God heals people. Matthew 8:5-13, 9:27-31, Mark 2:1-12, Luke 13:10-17, John 9:1-41, just to name a few. You ask: “where are the signs?†God says a wicked and adulteress generation asks for a sign. You ask: “does anyone believe?†Yes, I do believe. Why? Because I have Faith! Hebrews 11:1(NASB) 1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith from where? From God! Romans 10:16-18 (NIV) 16But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" 17Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. 18But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." Dive into the Word. Know just what God has revealed to us. WOS |