06-27-2008, 06:58 PM
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If you take this completely literally, you DO NOT gain superpowers. However, the disciples, the ones being addressed, did. Context is of the utmost importance when interpreting scripture. In this case, this was a power given only to the disciples, and only for a short time. Jesus sent them out to do His work for a time, under His own authority. That doesn't apply to us. That'd be like saying that just because Moses can part the Red Sea, that so can any of us. Or that because Daniel prayed for and recieved the power to interpret prohpetic dreams, so can we. It's bad practice to take any verse out of context, otherwise such absurd revelations like this would be rampant.
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Originally Posted by stkr
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