Posts Tagged ‘anointing’
Can a preacher pray over oil and sanctify it?
Question: Is it scriptural to have a minister pray over olive oil today, and when someone uses it, they act like you have used something sacred? Answer: In the Old Testament, objects and people dedicated to God were anointed with oil (Exodus 29:7; 40:9). There was a special recipe for the anointing oil (Exodus 25:6;…
Read MoreWhat is consecration?
Question: Hello brother Jeffrey, I have a question for you. Biblically speaking what is consecration? I noticed that this word had multiple definitions. Answer: The Hebrew word qadhash means “to be holy.” Thus, it refers to things or people dedicated to God or set apart for use in service to God. “Sanctify to Me every firstborn, the first…
Read MoreThe Anointing of the Spirit
Text: I John 2:18-29 I. The other day, one of my boys needed help with a math problem, so I asked him to show me the problem. He brought in his paper on which he was working. A. “No,” I said, “I need to see the original problem in the book.” B. “But I copied just as…
Read MoreDoesn’t Matthew 6:17 tell us to anoint ourselves?
Question: Hi, I am a member of the church in Indiana. This morning, I was studying fasting, and like always, I drifted off into another topic (I’m sure this happens to you and many Christians). That’s one reason why God’s Word is so good: You can never have enough. As I stated, I was studying…
Read MoreHave you heard of “self-anointing?”
Question: I would like to know the Church Of Christ views on “Anointing yourself Daily.” I had not heard of this practice. You are called to die, just like Jesus. You may not be called to die for your faith physically, but you are called to die to yourself so that you can live once…
Read MoreWhat was the significance of anointing Aaron as high priest?
Question: What was the significance of anointing Aaron as high priest? Answer: Anointing was a representation of setting something or someone apart for a special purpose. Thus, the altar was anointed before offerings were placed on them to God. “And you shall offer a bull every day as a sin offering for atonement. You shall…
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