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dad2: "When they had to cast out demons it was very deliberate! When it says they shall pick up serpents, it does not say 'pick them up people'. It indicates that if people, like Paul did, pick up serpents, God can heal them. When it says people will speak in new languages, we saw that with Peter. That is exactly what God had him do."


Paul did not "pick up serpents" [plural) and you don't get to treat the phrase as if it says, "AND IF they pick up serpents." The plain but ghastly sense of the text is "they shall pick up serpents (plural)" as a deliberate act, just as the preceding phrases about casting out demons and speaking in new tongues are gladly performed as acts with which the will cooperates.

You have no basis for dismissing the old manuscript ascription of Mark's bogus ending to Aristo of Pella. That is tradition. Pella was the first century mission base for Jewish Christianity just as Antioch was a mission base for Gentile Christianity.

 

why woud you speculate on this?

 

No. God decided to have a Christian for Mankind.

There is a LAW and RULE beaten into everyone's head in order to enslave the population.

COMMANDMENT #1 For something to be OFFICIALLY CHRISTIAN It must be found in the bible.

But that rule is not found in the bible.

 

His view on inspiration is very strange!

 

I have never seen John Burgon, therefore HE DOESN'T EXIST!
How was that for disproving "John Burgeon"?

 

Contrary. If you claim all rules must be in the bible.......then show THAT RULE.

Just show me where it says it.

 

Well I do do religious terms. But I never heard 'detect inspiration' before. Is that a religious term?
The verses are in more than 99% of the extant Greek manuscripts. They belong in the Bible.

 

There is an important difference between 1 John 5:7 and 1 Timothy 3:15.
1 Timothy 3:16 is in about 98% of the extant Greek manuscripts and 1 John 5:7 is missing in over 99%

 

I'm not saying "you" personally. I'm just repeating what was said before. Do you know the common English meaning of "IF"?

If someone says "IF YOU CLAIM" that means you absolutely do?

Are you just going to take whatever people tell you in the worst light possible?

2 Timothy 2
24The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, skillful in teaching, patient when wronged, 25with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,

Everyone here on this board is on the same side. We don't have to be combative over this. Everyone loves Jesus.

If anyone trusts God they not going to be troubled by what anyone says. I think you are a good person. I think your concern is valid.

But we shouldn't be worried. We could ask God for the answer. But maybe that solution is too easy or boring.

Why don't you ask God and tell me the answer you get.

 

No you can't. If it has error, then it is not infallible.