No such thing as a "true" Christian

[reverendjeremiah]

And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

And this is in past tense, which means that the verse is describing certain events which already happened. Therefore, it is more reasonable to look at all of this from a historical context.

Now make that work with this:

17And these signs shall follow them that believe

He isnt talking about just the apostles, or just their time frame. He is making a generalized statement of EVERYONE who believes. Also, When I look at the verse you use, it merely speaks of the apostles going out and proving the signs, therefore proving that they are believers. Of course, I always thought that verse you put up to be very sloppy, and poorly written. Its anticlimatic and sophomoric when it comes to literature. Now that I have shown this, the verse you have posted merely looks as a statement of fact (as far as fact is concerned in fictional writing) once you see it in context with the other verse that clearly says these signs will follow them (not just the apostles) who believe.