Against LSM's Allegorizing

[RollingStone]

Ye must be born again to see the kingdom of God KJV in John chapter 3

If everything was taken literally we would be scratching our heads as Nicodemus did when he was thinking how does a man crawl back in his mothers womb.

There are some gentleman in West Virginia that take Mark 16:18, literally! I haven't seen any allegories for that one but I am happy not to take it literal.

It says something about Ye picking up serpents and drinking poison.

I am satisfied to consider the serpents as something to do with or related to demons that are in the preceding verse or not to be afraid of the demons and be brave just as if you are picking up serpents when you cast out demons and speak in tongues.

Even though Paul was bit by one and didn't die Acts 28 3-5

I did try casting a demon out of my wife once and that experience literally was a lot like picking up a snake and drinking poison.

Lord have mercy on us.

[awareness]

Originally Posted by RollingStone

Ye must be born again to see the kingdom of God KJV in John chapter 3

If everything was taken literally we would be scratching our heads as Nicodemus did when he was thinking how does a man crawl back in his mothers womb.

There are some gentleman in West Virginia that take Mark 16:18, literally! I haven't seen any allegories for that one but I am happy not to take it literal.

It says something about Ye picking up serpents and drinking poison.

I am satisfied to consider the serpents as something to do with or related to demons that are in the preceding verse or not to be afraid of the demons and be brave just as if you are picking up serpents when you cast out demons and speak in tongues.

Even though Paul was bit by one and didn't die Acts 28 3-5

I did try casting a demon out of my wife once and that experience literally was a lot like picking up a snake and drinking poison.

Lord have mercy on us.

From Mark 16:9 to the end is a later add on to Mark, and does not appear in the early manuscripts....apparently some later scribe didn't like that Mark ended with : "And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid."

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by awareness

From Mark 16:9 to the end is a later add on to Mark, and does not appear in the early manuscripts....apparently some later scribe didn't like that Mark ended with : "And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid."

I agree with this.

I still remember the time over 30 years ago that Philip Comfort shared this in a class on campus. The way he shared this in no way discredited my belief that the Bible was divinely inspired by the God of the universe who became our Savior.