I keep getting asked if I am bashing personal convictions. I repeatedly state no. My problem is with legalism. I thought I'd post a list of things my core principles... I posted them on the sam a
I don't remember a huge blow up. I remember the discussion was... Don't tempt the Lord. I asked what part of picking up the snake is asking God to sin.. Then it was said, tempting means to test God and we were not supposed test God. Then I provided multiple scriptural evidence which God says to test him and prove him. My point is if your are going to take the signs and wonders mentioned in Mark 16 as literal, one should take the picking up snakes as literal. It makes sense.
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Originally Posted by big-larry
TV, Are you and THad kidding or not? About intentional snake handling?
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A religious spirit allows people to tolerate hatred and anger under the guise of passion and holiness. Bill Johnson
Legalism has no pity on people. Legalism makes my opinion your burden, makes opinion your boundary, makes my opinion your obligation-Lucado
Some get spiritual because they see the light. Others because they feel the heat.Ray Wylie Hubbard
Definition of legalism- Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. TV
Frist time for everything. I don't remember ever being accused of being apostolic. lol
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Originally Posted by staysharp
Your my brother, your my sister, so take me by the hand together we will work until he comes...there's no foe that can defeat us...as long as there is love, we will stand...
Don't defend yourself, you are more Apostolic than you realize.
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A religious spirit allows people to tolerate hatred and anger under the guise of passion and holiness. Bill Johnson
Legalism has no pity on people. Legalism makes my opinion your burden, makes opinion your boundary, makes my opinion your obligation-Lucado
Some get spiritual because they see the light. Others because they feel the heat.Ray Wylie Hubbard
Definition of legalism- Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. TV
I believe that the taking up of serpents is something that we can, but not need to do. It is a sign of a believer, but not the only sign. In other words...
You haven't proven or disproven the other viewpoint is an incorrect one. It's not something I would do, but I don't see in scripture they will burn in hell for picking up a snake.
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Originally Posted by Falla39
When Paul picked up a viper, it was not intentional, and the onlookers
were amazed that he didn't die. They recognized it as poisonous. The sign
(indication) was that he didn't die. The sign followed the believer. The sign
was TO the unbeliever.
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A religious spirit allows people to tolerate hatred and anger under the guise of passion and holiness. Bill Johnson
Legalism has no pity on people. Legalism makes my opinion your burden, makes opinion your boundary, makes my opinion your obligation-Lucado
Some get spiritual because they see the light. Others because they feel the heat.Ray Wylie Hubbard
Definition of legalism- Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. TV
You haven't proven or disproven the other viewpoint is an incorrect one. It's not something I would do, but I don't see in scripture they will burn in hell for picking up a snake.
Burn in hell?? Heavens no! I fully believe the feeble minded are taken care of.
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I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Burn in hell?? Heavens no! I fully believe the feeble minded are taken care of.
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