Friday, February 21, 2014

Jamie Coots

Coming soon to Woods Chapel
Jamie Coots was a pastor in Kentucky.  A snake handling preacher.  Yikes.  I say he was a pastor, because he died this week of a snake bite.

Snake handlers base the practice off of one verse in Mark 16.  The verse is in an alternate ending of the book of Mark that is not included in the earliest copies of the Bible.

At any rate, Jamie Coots is dead.  I have a few thoughts on this.  How sad.  How very sad.  We should not tempt God.  Don't try to prove your faith by walking a tight wire.  Don't test God.  Wear your seatbelt when you drive.  Just be normal for heavens sake.  Spirituality is proven by relevance, not by special signs and wonders.

You loving me and me loving you is all the sign that God needs.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good for you for sharing this perspective. When people are intent on "sensationalism" the attention of the audience is surely more on the snake than on God. Sound preaching should draw people's attention to God.