Faith
The whole report ought to get across what the Mark passage referred to: not ALL but SOME, according to the Holy Spirit, had SOME gifts. Their purpose was to establish the divine source of the Church in the pagan world. The "gift of miracles" should cover surviving poison. "Tongues" and "healings" are also specifically listed as gifts of the Holy Spirit.
But that is just the point.The passage in Mark is supposedly by Jesus after he is risen and spoke to the eleven disciples about their unbelief.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Mar 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
Christ is saying to the disciples,
without reference to ny passage in acts or otherwise,that if they
believe and be
baptised then there will be signs to prove such.
He then states the signs will be as follows
In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
Mar 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
If they believe and are baptised.Jesus said nothing further. He did not mention any other qualification.It is available to all who believe and are baptised.
We can also see the similar attribute further expressed here.Again it is a admonishment of the disciples unbelief.
Mat 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
This is it my dear friends.I do not give a rat's butt about your claim to "knowing" the real meaning of the scripture.Your own central figure in your spiritual exploration has stated that "nothing shall be impossible to you".
It is available to all who believe and who are baptised.What the blue bloody blazes is preventing you from doing so? You are admonished by your god to believe and you still cannot. You can end world hunger with but asking for it and you will not.You can prevent the death of innocents with a word.
Nothing shall be impossible to you.
Please do us all a favour here and believe.Then every single person here will be a convert without fail I am sure.Either do not state that it is not what it means or please quit saying that you believe.
And since you know you cannot see yourself,
so well as by reflection, I, your glass,
will modestly discover to yourself,
that of yourself which you yet know not of