Featured power to tread on serpents...

I don't deny what the Scriptures say at all.
1. There is the command to "rightly divide the Word of truth."
That you don't do.
2. There is the hermeneutical principle of context. You ignore context.
When you avoid these basic principles you can make the Bible say anything you want it to say. I and others have explained this to you before.

The Bible says in Psalm 14:1 "There is no God." Do you believe that too?
Why not? You ignore context elsewhere.

 

Are you saying that the disciples were sent out with that authority/power from Jesus back then, or that you and others sre sent forth with same power right now, to trend on the devil and his works?

 

And that is the problem here. The poster of the op is completely inept at understanding proper interpretation of scripture. It has led to some very aberrant understandings.

 

Here is some common sense which totally escapes all you magic act people. On a mission trip to Eastern Kentucky last year, we went up to a house. He man brought out a box with a rattlesnake in it, and asked if I would stick my hand inside to test my faith. I wished him a good day and went to the next door.

The references to snakes in the NT are for a specific purpose. The purpose is not to give a general command for everyone to dance and play with poisonous snakes. I cannot believe this has to be explained to a grown adult.

 

Reverend Mitchell is correct. You people have lost your ever loving minds. You make the RCC look compared to it.

 

You need to learn 1+1 before you try to get a hold of calculus.

 

problem with that is there there is NO documented evidence in past 1800 years pass since John died that ANY were able to exercise those gifts for the Lord!

Do you handle rattlesnakes, or drink deadlytoxin? At least the people down south take it literally, and many die from snake bites, why did they die?

 

the problem is that those taught this garbage from the gurus like a Copeland/hinn/hagin always can claim either 'they are modern prophets/apsotles, with revealtion knowledge,", or "the HS showed me those truths!"

 

Well all we can do is show them the truth. If they want to ignore basic rules of interpretation then its on them.

 

Snakes are snakes and are not to be allegorized away.
Look at it this way. Jesus was speaking to his disciples. This is what he said:

Mark 16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
--Context: he is speaking to the eleven. What was the occasion?
Their unbelief! He rebukes them. "Because they believed not them which had seen him after he had risen."

After the Great Commission is given he tells them:
Mark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
--At first they did not believe. They were rebuked. Now they believe.
This is directed to the eleven.

Now what are these eleven thinking? Are they thinking of the Book of Revelation which hasn't been written yet? Are thy thinking of serpents in Moses time? Are they thinking in allegorical terminology?
NO! Not at all. They are thinking literally.
They had cast out devils previously; they would do it again.
The time would come when they would speak in other languages; they knew of the prophecy.
They had already healed sick; they would do it again.
God had already given them protection; he would give it to them again, even if it meant protection from deadly serpents and poisonous substances, which the pagans would certainly try to give them and kill them therewith.

Now if you are going to claim this for yourself go ahead and give us a demonstration. There was a deadly snake that crawled up Paul's arm. He shook it off into the fire with no harm, but the pagans, who thought he would die, then considered him a god, when he didn't. If you would like to give us a like demonstration, be our guest.

 

He has 1900 years on his side. You have 113. Hmmmmmmm

 

But even they are not totally stupid. Ten percent of rattlesnake bites are fatal, while 25% of water moccasin bites are. The snake handlers don't handle moccasins!