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Who
Is Qualified To Lay Hands on the Sick?
By Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin
...They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
(Mark
16:18)
We've looked at this scripture before in explaining that not all
healings are instantaneous. Now let's look at the previous verse, Mark
16:17. "And these signs shall follow THEM THAT BELIEVE...."
These signs, such as laying hands on the sick, shall follow believers.
Who shall lay hands on the sick?
Believers shall lay hands on the sick.
You see, laying on of hands is more than a sign. It is also a New
Testament doctrine. It's one of the fundamental principles of the
doctrine of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 6:1 and 2 says, "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, Of
the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands...."
The doctrine of laying on of hands belongs to the whole Church. Any
believer has the right to lay hands on the sick in the Name of Jesus.
In 1963, I was preaching at a meeting in Tulsa, and a young Baptist
couple came up to me. The wife said to me, "We're so glad we came.
We've learned so much. You spoke about the laying on of hands a few
nights ago. Well, my husband started mowing the lawn yesterday. I heard
the lawnmower running, but I realized it wasn't moving.
"So I ran out and looked. My husband was lying in the middle of the
front yard, flat on his face. The lawnmower had run up against the house
and was still running. Ordinarily, I would have panicked and gone wild,
but instead, I rushed out there and laid hands on him."
Confession: The Bible says that believers, not just preachers, shall
lay hands on the sick. I am a believer. I can lay hands on the sick, and
they shall recover.
(Taken by permission from
RHEMA Bible Church , aka Kenneth Hagin Ministries , Tulsa, OK , USA.
www.rhema.org )
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