Posts Tagged ‘anointing’
What 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. I was studying this morning about fasting and like always, I drifted off into another topic (I’m sure this happens to you also and many Christians). That’s one reason why God’s Word is so good because you can never have enough. As I stated,…
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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