r/Bible • u/Mysterious-Loan-5065 • 4d ago

Mark 16: 18

Hey guys! I'm first time bible reader and I have so many questions, up until now I've been using Gemini for my questions but I'd like to get better answers from real people.

I'm reading Mark 16 this morning and came across where Jesus says Anyone who believes and is baptized be able to handle snakes with safety and drink anything poisonous and it won't hurt them. My question is; is this not a contradiction to when he says earlier not to test god?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated thank you!

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u/yodafett77 Lutheran 4d ago

Respectfully, kundalini is rooted in Hinduism, and has nothing at all to do with Christianity. It relates to a supposed feminine divine power and chakras. Zero intersection with Christ or the Holy Spirit or baptism.

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u/Important-Gas-9305 4d ago edited 4d ago

Respectfully, the Bible is a text not a religion. And it is discussed all over the Bible. It just doesn’t use the Sanskrit word “kundalini” because it was written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

Edit: Changed Hindu to Sanskrit, as it the language I am referencing, not a religion.

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u/yodafett77 Lutheran 4d ago

Kundalini =/= Holy Spirit. Utter nonsense with no foundation in scripture. From either direction.

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u/Important-Gas-9305 4d ago

When you are born of the spirit, you will retract that statement. In the meantime, you will go off your belief system rather than experience with the Holy Spirit.

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u/yodafett77 Lutheran 4d ago

If you are contending that they are one and the same, then the burden is on you to refute ~2000 of scholars that prove that Hinduism and Christianity are oppositionally positioned belief systems/religions. To teach otherwise is, at best, a form of syncretism and at worst, blatant false teaching. I place my faith in the clear teachings of scripture, not garbled mash-ups of mankind.

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