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Snake handling is as legitimate as any other religion
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Newp I do not believe any of it.There are tons of inconsistencies within the bible. That is one reason for all the denominations of christianity. They take what they like and use that to promote their view.Some believe that to "take up serpents" is a form of religious expression. In the King James Bible, Mark 16:18 says, "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them."
This pastor and his followers believe that God calls upon them to handle venomous serpents and to drink other poisons. Even if they are bitten, they will refuse medical treatment because they believe that they are worthy of God's faith, and that their fate is in God's hands:
Snake-Handling Pastor Dies From Rattlesnake Bite
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You can go to the very beginning of the bible and see problems with this. Woman tempted man to eat the apple, thus she had to suffer in child birth, and serve the man. and all of the women to come after, sins of the parents are thus passed down to their offsprings and receive the same punishment. And it is present even in the New Testament. I always wondered what female animals did to be cursed with childbearing. But then again he made animals first and told them to be fruitful and multiply, yet with man he waited and had to think of a partner for him, although in the first chapter he create both man and woman, then created woman in the secound chapter. The second chapter reads like a revision of the first to force woman into a subservient role. And I am not the only one that thought this because you can read the gnostic text to see who they explained it, yet they do so to promote their view, but the answer that made the most sense was that they wanted woman subservient to man.
Yet christians today do not believe that, but it is the very foundation on which they rely.
I could go on and on, yet the defenders will always say I am misinterpreting it. But I am not, their view has changed from the original context since the founding of christianity. They have evolved. I am not complaining though because it was a good change.
Slavery, accepted by God, it took man to end it in most of the world.
So you actually believe two teens in a garden with a talking snake really happened...LOL!
what about handling a snake jn the shower?Adam and Eve were tempted by a snake
Handling them in church shows them who is boss
i have no experience in such matterswhat about handling a snake jn the shower?Adam and Eve were tempted by a snake
Handling them in church shows them who is boss
What about handling a worm in the shower?
i have no experience in such matterswhat about handling a snake jn the shower?Adam and Eve were tempted by a snake
Handling them in church shows them who is boss
What about handling a worm in the shower?
We have Christ in us when we are saved...he works through us so we potentially have the power of Christ. It's not OUR power, but His...but we do have it.Stupid and trying to be showoffs. I imagine due to his stupidity the snake was killed.Some believe that to "take up serpents" is a form of religious expression. In the King James Bible, Mark 16:18 says, "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them."
This pastor and his followers believe that God calls upon them to handle venomous serpents and to drink other poisons. Even if they are bitten, they will refuse medical treatment because they believe that they are worthy of God's faith, and that their fate is in God's hands:
Snake-Handling Pastor Dies From Rattlesnake Bite
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I find it so funny that adults thinking that invoking the name of Jesus makes them as powerful as Jesus was depicted in the Bible.
(for the record I have never seen a RCC priest do this)
Snake handling is as legitimate as any other religion
Jesus wants you to handle snakes to show your love of god
Some believe that to "take up serpents" is a form of religious expression. In the King James Bible, Mark 16:18 says, "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them."
This pastor and his followers believe that God calls upon them to handle venomous serpents and to drink other poisons. Even if they are bitten, they will refuse medical treatment because they believe that they are worthy of God's faith, and that their fate is in God's hands:
Snake-Handling Pastor Dies From Rattlesnake Bite
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Southern Baptists do not object to makeup. Fundamentalist Baptists don't either. And among the denominations that do (Seventh Day Adventist comes to mind) it isn't because of JEZEBEL lol. It's because they don't believe in vanity, or being intentionally provacative towards the world.I think that handling snakes just may be testing God. I read the Mark passage that God protects his people from dangers in the world, snakes and poisons are mentioned. This isn't a call to take poison and pick up deadly snakes. In other words, you don't go looking for trouble. You don't go out of your way to court danger. I think the Mark passage means God protects his people as they follow Him and encounter dangers from the enemy. I don't think you prove your trust in God by messing with poisons.
I think it's in Luke where Jesus says do not put God to the test.
For that particular type of religion it is not about testing God.
It is all about each person testing their own faith in God.
I think it is wrong also, but it is their right to worship the way they want.
Just like some Southern Baptists who think it is wrong to wear makeup because Jezebel did.
It was not about her wearing makeup but all about what she did.
It is also about freedom to worship the way each person wants. They are comfortable with it and the rest of us should leave them alone to do so.
Our 1st amendment is why we have so many types of religions to choose from.
Southern Baptists do not object to makeup. Fundamentalist Baptists don't either. And among the denominations that do (Seventh Day Adventist comes to mind) it isn't because of JEZEBEL lol. It's because they don't believe in vanity, or being intentionally provacative towards the world.I think that handling snakes just may be testing God. I read the Mark passage that God protects his people from dangers in the world, snakes and poisons are mentioned. This isn't a call to take poison and pick up deadly snakes. In other words, you don't go looking for trouble. You don't go out of your way to court danger. I think the Mark passage means God protects his people as they follow Him and encounter dangers from the enemy. I don't think you prove your trust in God by messing with poisons.
I think it's in Luke where Jesus says do not put God to the test.
For that particular type of religion it is not about testing God.
It is all about each person testing their own faith in God.
I think it is wrong also, but it is their right to worship the way they want.
Just like some Southern Baptists who think it is wrong to wear makeup because Jezebel did.
It was not about her wearing makeup but all about what she did.
It is also about freedom to worship the way each person wants. They are comfortable with it and the rest of us should leave them alone to do so.
Our 1st amendment is why we have so many types of religions to choose from.
Believe me though....Southern Baptists are aok with makeup and hairspray and colorful modern dresses and all that
They're allowed to do whatever they please. After all, it isn't Islam.Southern Baptists do not object to makeup. Fundamentalist Baptists don't either. And among the denominations that do (Seventh Day Adventist comes to mind) it isn't because of JEZEBEL lol. It's because they don't believe in vanity, or being intentionally provacative towards the world.I think that handling snakes just may be testing God. I read the Mark passage that God protects his people from dangers in the world, snakes and poisons are mentioned. This isn't a call to take poison and pick up deadly snakes. In other words, you don't go looking for trouble. You don't go out of your way to court danger. I think the Mark passage means God protects his people as they follow Him and encounter dangers from the enemy. I don't think you prove your trust in God by messing with poisons.
I think it's in Luke where Jesus says do not put God to the test.
For that particular type of religion it is not about testing God.
It is all about each person testing their own faith in God.
I think it is wrong also, but it is their right to worship the way they want.
Just like some Southern Baptists who think it is wrong to wear makeup because Jezebel did.
It was not about her wearing makeup but all about what she did.
It is also about freedom to worship the way each person wants. They are comfortable with it and the rest of us should leave them alone to do so.
Our 1st amendment is why we have so many types of religions to choose from.
Believe me though....Southern Baptists are aok with makeup and hairspray and colorful modern dresses and all that
What about falsies? Are Christian women permitted to enhance their bosoms on car and clothes day?
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Southern Baptists do not object to makeup. Fundamentalist Baptists don't either. And among the denominations that do (Seventh Day Adventist comes to mind) it isn't because of JEZEBEL lol. It's because they don't believe in vanity, or being intentionally provacative towards the world.I think that handling snakes just may be testing God. I read the Mark passage that God protects his people from dangers in the world, snakes and poisons are mentioned. This isn't a call to take poison and pick up deadly snakes. In other words, you don't go looking for trouble. You don't go out of your way to court danger. I think the Mark passage means God protects his people as they follow Him and encounter dangers from the enemy. I don't think you prove your trust in God by messing with poisons.
I think it's in Luke where Jesus says do not put God to the test.
For that particular type of religion it is not about testing God.
It is all about each person testing their own faith in God.
I think it is wrong also, but it is their right to worship the way they want.
Just like some Southern Baptists who think it is wrong to wear makeup because Jezebel did.
It was not about her wearing makeup but all about what she did.
It is also about freedom to worship the way each person wants. They are comfortable with it and the rest of us should leave them alone to do so.
Our 1st amendment is why we have so many types of religions to choose from.
Believe me though....Southern Baptists are aok with makeup and hairspray and colorful modern dresses and all that
So?Southern Baptists do not object to makeup. Fundamentalist Baptists don't either. And among the denominations that do (Seventh Day Adventist comes to mind) it isn't because of JEZEBEL lol. It's because they don't believe in vanity, or being intentionally provacative towards the world.I think that handling snakes just may be testing God. I read the Mark passage that God protects his people from dangers in the world, snakes and poisons are mentioned. This isn't a call to take poison and pick up deadly snakes. In other words, you don't go looking for trouble. You don't go out of your way to court danger. I think the Mark passage means God protects his people as they follow Him and encounter dangers from the enemy. I don't think you prove your trust in God by messing with poisons.
I think it's in Luke where Jesus says do not put God to the test.
For that particular type of religion it is not about testing God.
It is all about each person testing their own faith in God.
I think it is wrong also, but it is their right to worship the way they want.
Just like some Southern Baptists who think it is wrong to wear makeup because Jezebel did.
It was not about her wearing makeup but all about what she did.
It is also about freedom to worship the way each person wants. They are comfortable with it and the rest of us should leave them alone to do so.
Our 1st amendment is why we have so many types of religions to choose from.
Believe me though....Southern Baptists are aok with makeup and hairspray and colorful modern dresses and all that
9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
- 1 Timothy 2, KJV