" ... wise as serpents ... "

" Behold , I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves , be ye therefore wise as serpents , and harmless as doves ." - Matthew 10 : 16 , 32 - 34 / Proverbs 1 : 1 - 7

Christ was simply stating matters as they were ( are ) . You , my sheep , will be dealing with some unsavory sorts .... use your head and common sense ! Look up the meanings of these words , use your concordance and get serious about understanding .

harmless / meaning - innocent , unmixed , simple .

wise as serpents / meaning - through the idea of cunning , thoughtful , practical , cautious .

Those who twist scripture to ridicule God or the Bible will continue to do so . They will not make an honest study of what we declare to be true Christianity versus this internationally , PC acceptable version . Well , so be it .

But for those who believe , those not daunted by the sneers and smears , those who hunger and thirst after righteousness - Luke 12 : 32 / John 3 :
3 - 13 / Proverbs 25 : 2

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Letter I received from the mother of John Coey - A Martyr Speaks .

Richard Kelly Hoskins ....

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Shooting back - The Right and Duty of Self - Defense , by Charl Van Wyk

published 2001

Christian Liberty Books

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Pinelands

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Cape Town / South Africa

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The Life and Times of Lewis Wetzel 1763 - 1808 ( C.B. Allman ) - chapter 1 , introduction - " Hunter of red men , hunted by both red and white , condemned murderer , avenger , untamed adventurer , protector of his race , bold frontiersman of unerring aim and bashful fiddle player in whose company only children and dogs delighted , Lewis Wetzel stalks the pages of early Kentucky , Pennsylvania , West Virginia and Ohio history as a half myth whose exploits have thrilled fireside circles for generations . "

" Measured in standards of today he was an outlaw and trouble - maker ; measured in the standards of his day he was a hero and the champion of outraged humanity ." revised 2nd edition ( orig. 1931 )