2009-09-15T14:05:54-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/serpents/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:16&version=NIV 2009-09-15T14:05:54-05:00 The world is hostile to the message of Christ, so in this command to preach the Gospel, Christians are called to engage the world both intelligently ("as shrewd as snakes") and righteously ("as innocent as doves").