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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

"Therefore be wise as serpents…" an interesting juxtaposition


Now this is an interesting juxtaposition

Matthew 10:16(NKJV)
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. 

This is Jesus speaking telling us to be wise as serpents. 

The reason I see it as a juxtaposition is that in this case "wise as a serpent" seems to be presented as a positive thing.  But remember it was a Serpent pedaling "wisdom" (knowledge of good and evil) that first led man astray!

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