Poison and Snakes

Poison & Snakes

That was a section not included in earlier manuscripts of Scripture and appears to have been added by a scribe either through being passed down orally or some belief some sects had and was added to the Bible when it shouldnt be there. Most versions today removed it or added a note about it. 

Note on this and earliest manuscripts here

In general that would never be taken as an dare or command to poison oneself, and anyone doing so is not right in the head. 

God is not in the business of trying to murder people, that is from Satan, as is op twisted message. Plus Mark originally ended at verse 8, so you are adding to Scripture, and twisting it for evil purposes.

In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus says, "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.

1 John 3:15. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.

Those who hate Christians, do so because they hate the biblical Jesus and the biblical/true God.

The Lord said: every inclination of the human heart is evil - Genesis 8:21

Genesis 6:5-6: "The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race...and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time."

Romans 3:23: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

We know the lost are enslaved to their sin nature and to Satan, they know not the truth nor desire righteousness. They are spiritually dead, trapped in their sin nature and led along by Satan. They devise plots and plan out evil. They speak think and do evil continually.

Luke 23:34: "Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.'"

We must show patience, grace, mercy, kindness and love as we reach out to them and reason with them so they can come to Christ and receive the new nature, the new birth and be transformed to a child of light, and be adopted to God, and redeemed by Christ.

We are to love our enemies, do good to them, bless them and show the good works God does thru us so they can glorify God. In doing so we can have conversations and reason with them, show biblical evidences, reveal truth and perhaps God will draw them to Himself by the seeds planted and the Gospel shared. Then they can be transfered to the Kingdom of God and to Christ.

And for those who are believers, they need to be encouraged to study the Word, read it daily, spend their life reading it cover to cover and growing in knowledge, theology, apologetics. Starting with the basics of what Scripture teaches, not just what a teacher, preacher or denomination tells them. Grow daily, weekly, monthly and annually. Make it a priority. You cannot live a Christian life nor walk in sanctification without growth, you are also not a useful soldier to God of the Gospel without doing so. 

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