1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Heb 6:1–2.
Christianity is Completed Judaism. Messiah had been prophesied to and for Israel and Messiah had come (and gone) to and for Israel. Judaism is complete. Messiah had come. Messiah had gone. But He's given us His Spirit and He is with us in Spirit and not in body.
Christianity is to be lived and experienced in wisdom and knowledge. Christians are commanded to KNOW Scripture. Christians are instructed to become disciples. This doesn't mean going to church every Sunday and on Wednesday. Discipleship is NOT a weekend or a week underneath a tent to hear various speakers tell you about God. Discipleship is to be practiced the same way Jesus did it. Disciples are disciples when they have been taught, when they practice it the way Jesus did it and that is to live with your teacher. Ah, but we can't do that because we are married, have jobs, and other commitments that make it impossible to go live with a teacher from your church, and the teacher might not have the time to do it just the same.
In the passage above Paul describes that the doctrines of Christ which is the doctrines of the Spirit come with instruction. The laying on of hands comes with instruction. But in the churches I visited everyone lays their hands on others at the end of service or in some back room praying for others. This is error. In my studies I searched in the New Testament all the places where laying on of hands was recorded and I found that only the Five-Fold ministers and possibly elders laid their hands on others. A disciple is a person that has been taught. Scripture is for our training and admonition, and we are to follow its dictates and instructions. But if you are not someone who is not an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher, or elder you do not have authority of God to lay your hands on another. The laying on of hands on another comes with instruction and until you learn this teaching and its instruction and if you don't have authority to lay hands on another then you are in error and practicing error.
By the way. The high priest had the authority to lay his hands on the animal to be sacrificed. The high priest, mind you. And none of us are high priests. Oh, you might say, but we are priests unto God. That may be but you are not a HIGH priest. That Ministry falls on Jesus Christ and we do not have the authority to mimic Christ. He had the authority to touch people and do other things. We don't. Unless, of course, you are an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, or elder. But the laying on of hands comes with instruction and unless you have the calling of the above and have been instructed there is still the one thing that is important just the same. Does Jesus want you to do it?
Christianity is lived in wisdom and knowledge and knowledge of the Word of God. If you are laying hands on people and you do not fit the calling and instruction above, you are doing damage to the body of Christ and should stop and think about your behavior. Disobedience and rebellion are as witchcraft. So, the question comes down to this:
Are you practicing obedience or are you practicing witchcraft.
2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Heb 6:1–2.
Christianity is Completed Judaism. Messiah had been prophesied to and for Israel and Messiah had come (and gone) to and for Israel. Judaism is complete. Messiah had come. Messiah had gone. But He's given us His Spirit and He is with us in Spirit and not in body.
Christianity is to be lived and experienced in wisdom and knowledge. Christians are commanded to KNOW Scripture. Christians are instructed to become disciples. This doesn't mean going to church every Sunday and on Wednesday. Discipleship is NOT a weekend or a week underneath a tent to hear various speakers tell you about God. Discipleship is to be practiced the same way Jesus did it. Disciples are disciples when they have been taught, when they practice it the way Jesus did it and that is to live with your teacher. Ah, but we can't do that because we are married, have jobs, and other commitments that make it impossible to go live with a teacher from your church, and the teacher might not have the time to do it just the same.
In the passage above Paul describes that the doctrines of Christ which is the doctrines of the Spirit come with instruction. The laying on of hands comes with instruction. But in the churches I visited everyone lays their hands on others at the end of service or in some back room praying for others. This is error. In my studies I searched in the New Testament all the places where laying on of hands was recorded and I found that only the Five-Fold ministers and possibly elders laid their hands on others. A disciple is a person that has been taught. Scripture is for our training and admonition, and we are to follow its dictates and instructions. But if you are not someone who is not an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher, or elder you do not have authority of God to lay your hands on another. The laying on of hands on another comes with instruction and until you learn this teaching and its instruction and if you don't have authority to lay hands on another then you are in error and practicing error.
By the way. The high priest had the authority to lay his hands on the animal to be sacrificed. The high priest, mind you. And none of us are high priests. Oh, you might say, but we are priests unto God. That may be but you are not a HIGH priest. That Ministry falls on Jesus Christ and we do not have the authority to mimic Christ. He had the authority to touch people and do other things. We don't. Unless, of course, you are an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, or elder. But the laying on of hands comes with instruction and unless you have the calling of the above and have been instructed there is still the one thing that is important just the same. Does Jesus want you to do it?
Christianity is lived in wisdom and knowledge and knowledge of the Word of God. If you are laying hands on people and you do not fit the calling and instruction above, you are doing damage to the body of Christ and should stop and think about your behavior. Disobedience and rebellion are as witchcraft. So, the question comes down to this:
Are you practicing obedience or are you practicing witchcraft.
