The Literal Interpretation

The Literal Interpretation

We like to find excuses in what we think is not possible because we like to put our trust in the circumstances around us instead of the Christ within us.

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. - Acts 10:38

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 #𝟏: Jesus healed all in the Gospel books to demonstrate His divinity, that He is God when He was on earth.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. - Matt 10:8

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞: Jesus told the disciples to do it and they did the same works Jesus did.

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 #𝟐: Aiya. They were the chosen 12 apostles. That apostolic age had ended, you know?

And heal the sick there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ - Luke 10:9

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞: Jesus sent out another seventy-two to do the same works as the 12 apostles.

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 #𝟑: That was a special window period of delegation because Jesus came with His kingdom’s demonstration.

...𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮. - Matt 28:19-20

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞: This was the command after Jesus’ resurrection as He was going to return to the Father. So how?

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 #𝟒: Alamak! He didn’t say about healing the sick mah.

Go into all the world and 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 and is baptized will be saved... And these signs will 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞... they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. - Mark 16:15-18

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞: Jesus told the disciples to preach the Gospel. The signs are to follow the NEW BELIEVERS. It has nothing to do with apostles or apostolic age.

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 #𝟓: S̵h̵u̵c̵k̵s̵!̵ ̵I̵ ̵m̵i̵s̵s̵ ̵t̵h̵i̵s̵ ̵p̵a̵r̵t̵. Well, it’s not meant to be taken literally. It’s a generic saying, but it doesn’t always apply to all.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. - John 3:16

𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞: Yeah. I guess if Mark 16:15-18 is a generic saying, John 3:16 and all other commands of Jesus must also be generic saying and don’t always apply to all. In other words, you might not be saved.

If you don’t take the commands of Jesus literally, you are probably a figurative Christian.