“Wolford had been bitten three times before, but never sought medical attention, saying that a bite was a test of his faith.”
He failed the test.
He chose unwisely.
“Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God”
Tempting God to protect you, as proof of your faith is not only idiotic, its Blasphemous and directly ignorant of the word of God.