[quote='Zen Badger' pid='297541' dateline='1339320424']
[quote]16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
There it is, which bit says it only applies to the disciples?[/quote]
The Part that says only the Apstoles were the only Christians who did any of these things.
Paul said it best here:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Corinthians+12&version=NKJV
He speaks to this very thing in the whole chapter. As a 'pastor' of any church one should be familiar with the whole bible and not just what Jesus says. For we are charged with reconsiling the whole of scripture and not just the parts that we want to believe.
[quote]16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
There it is, which bit says it only applies to the disciples?[/quote]
The Part that says only the Apstoles were the only Christians who did any of these things.
Paul said it best here:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1 Corinthians+12&version=NKJV
He speaks to this very thing in the whole chapter. As a 'pastor' of any church one should be familiar with the whole bible and not just what Jesus says. For we are charged with reconsiling the whole of scripture and not just the parts that we want to believe.
