"Unbelief/Hardness of Heart"
21/12/13 15:25
December 22, 2013
“Unbelief/Hardness of Heart”
Blessings Folk!
Today’s reading:
Mark 16:14-18
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The Eleven Disciples were reclining at table having a meal.
Imagine the discussion.
Imagine the insinuations and the forgiveness that was required.
Jesus suddenly appeared.
He reproached/rebuked/upbraided (whichever word one uses it is a strong thing) them for their lack of belief and hardness of heart. They had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.
This is a major concern within the Body of Christ today.
Unbelief.
Hardness of heart.
Jesus then tells them what to do.
Jesus states that signs will accompany those who believe…
Many believers today experience unbelief and hardness of heart when approached with verses 17-18.
These verses are not permission to go out and drink poison and handle snakes to prove one’s faith.
I believe the Word gives us insight.
Remember when Paul was shipwrecked and bit by a viper?
He should have been dead in minutes.
The natives thought he was a guilty sinner and the bite was judgment.
Later, after he had not died, they thought he was God.
Paul shared the gospel with them.
This is an example of a serpent causing not harm.
We will never know the number of times that God has protected us from that which we have ingested.
Most believers today want reject verses 9-20 from the Word.
This is error.
These things are for today:
Believe.
Fear not!
“Unbelief/Hardness of Heart”
Blessings Folk!
Today’s reading:
Mark 16:14-18
pastedGraphic
The Eleven Disciples were reclining at table having a meal.
Imagine the discussion.
Imagine the insinuations and the forgiveness that was required.
Jesus suddenly appeared.
He reproached/rebuked/upbraided (whichever word one uses it is a strong thing) them for their lack of belief and hardness of heart. They had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.
This is a major concern within the Body of Christ today.
Unbelief.
Hardness of heart.
Jesus then tells them what to do.
- Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
- All creation...that should help some to understand issues of the day
- Jesus says the one who believes and has been baptized shall be saved.
- This should also help us understand some other things.
- The one who disbelieves...interesting word...it means to believe not. They shall be condemned
Jesus states that signs will accompany those who believe…
- cast out demons, in Jesus’ name
- speak with new tongues
- pick up serpents
- if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them
- they will lay hands on the sick, the sick shall recover.
Many believers today experience unbelief and hardness of heart when approached with verses 17-18.
These verses are not permission to go out and drink poison and handle snakes to prove one’s faith.
I believe the Word gives us insight.
Remember when Paul was shipwrecked and bit by a viper?
He should have been dead in minutes.
The natives thought he was a guilty sinner and the bite was judgment.
Later, after he had not died, they thought he was God.
Paul shared the gospel with them.
This is an example of a serpent causing not harm.
We will never know the number of times that God has protected us from that which we have ingested.
Most believers today want reject verses 9-20 from the Word.
This is error.
These things are for today:
- casting out demons in Jesus’ name
- speaking in new tongues
- protection from serpents
- protection from poisons
- laying on of hand and recovery of the sick.
Believe.
Fear not!