-=> Quoting Mark Bloss to Bob Eyer <=-
 >
 >Bob Eyer wrote to Karl Schneider about MARK 16.18
 
 BE> BE:
 BE> -Obviously, the passage at Mark 12.30-31 was MORE divinely inspired
 BE> -than the one at Mark 16.18.  Mark 16.18 is therefore less divinely
 
 >Now I see!  Some of it MORE divinely inspired!  That's how some
 >parts can be 'trusted', and some ignored!  How wonderfully
 >convenient!  That does, however, cast more than a shadow of doubt
 >on the 'omnipotence/omniscient' issue.
 
 BE> BE:
 BE> -the divinely inspired Matthew and Luke did not repeat it is pretty
 BE> -good evidence that God had second thoughts about Mark 16.18.
 
 >Ah.  "Second thoughts".  Got it AFU the first time, eh?
 MB> There is even good support for this from the Bible itself - where
 MB> Paul writes "let every fact be established by two or three
 MB> witnesses", being also found as part of the Law of Moses (and
 MB> therefore fits the rule in itself); and implies that for every facet
 MB> of the scripture - whether it is to be rendered more or less reliable,
 MB> must be stated twice or three times to _establish_ it as reliable or
 MB> important, as each instance is considered a "witness" to it.
 Excellent observation brother Mark and I couldn't agree more!
 And in regard to Mr 16:18, might we not consider Lu 10:19 and
 Ps 91:13 also?  And was this not fulfilled in Acts 28 by Paul
 and the viper?  IOW's, are we to think/believe that we are to
 tempt Yahweh by taking up serpents or by drinking any deadly
 thing in order to prove to someone that we are believers?  IMHO,
 NO, but when it is seen by Yahweh to be of benefit to others as
 in the case of Paul and the viper or if our enemies should make
 us drink any deadly thing, our Father will see to it that it will
 do us no harm as a testimony to those who do not believe!  For He
 is the one in control and not us and therefore it is not up to us
 to take it upon ourselves to make such showings but to leave the
 time and the circumstances of the trial in His hands, right?
 And finally, are we not admonished to use discretion, wisdom
 and understanding in our doings and not to be foolish in them?
 IOW's are we anywhere in The Scriptures directed to go out and
 start picking up deadly snakes and drinking poisons and if not
 are we to be so foolish as to do so without a direct command
 from Him as in the case of Moses and his staff?
 Say hey to your folks for me.......abe.......
... Prayer must be the foundation of every endeavor!
--- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30
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