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PUBLISHED BY KENNETH E. HAGIN EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION, P.O. Box 50126, TULSA, OKLA., 74150 AUGUST, 1971 Vol. IV No. 8 Laying On Of Hands

Hebrews 6:1,2, "Therefore The second doctrine is faith the resurrection, there would leaving the principles of the toward God. The Bible says, just be one resurrection, but doctrine of Christ, let us go "By grace are ye saved through there is more than one resur­ on unto perfection not Living faith: and that not of yourselves: rection. So he said simply, again the foundation of re^ant- it is the gift of God: not of "resurrection of the dead." ance from dead works, and of works, lest any man should faith toward God, of the doctrine boast." What if 1 were to make This includes the first of , and of laying on the application, "I don't believe resurrection, the second re­ of hands, and of resurrection much in faith?" You would say, surrection, and all of the of the dead, and of eternal "You can't be saved. There is resurrections. This includes judgment." something wrong with you." the fact that we are looking- Someone would say, "We'd for Christ to come, the dead I am going to speak to you on better watch that fellow." in Christ shall be raised first, the subject of laying on of and we which are alive and hands. Some time ago someone Then the third one is the doc­ remain shall be raptured. That said to me, "Twenty-five years trine of baptisms. I call your is all included here. ago God spoke to me and He attention to the fact that it is used me in a ministry of laying in the plural baptisms. That What would you say if I said, on of hands." (They belonged includes first the new birth, "Oh, I don't think the dead are to a Pentecostal church organ­ for when one is born againheis ever going to be resurrected. I ization.) They went on to say, baptized by the into don't know much about that. I "But you know, I have sort of the Body of Christ. don't much believe in it?" You backed off from it, even though would be ready to quit me. You God was using me. I didn't want Second, it includes water bap­ would say, "There is something to make a doctrine out of it, tism. He is baptized in water, wrong with that fellow. He's or an issue out of it. Some of for water is an out­ not solid. He doesn't believe the others didn't understand." ward sign of an inward grace. the fundamental principles of Third, it includes the baptism the doctrine of Christ." I said, "You didn't have to make in the Holy Ghost, speaking with other tongues. Notice it a doctrine out of it, Jesus did." No matter what else we believe is in the plural — doctrine of Those who will not accept friends, we must believe the baptisms. Christ's doctrines are in ser­ fundamentals. I could fellow­ ious straits spiritually. Laying ship with anybody that believes on of hands is one of the half What if I said, "I don't much the fundamentals. If they deny dozen fundamental principles in believe in the new birth, or any one of them, I cannot the doctrine of our Lord Jesus. water baptism, or the Baptism fellowship with them. Here are of the Holy Ghost?" I dare say the fundamental principles of They are listed here in Hebrews every one of you would be ready the doctrine of Christ. and the first one is repentance. to quit me right now. And I What would you think if I were wouldn't much blame you. Finally, the doctrine of eternal to get in the pulpit, or just judgment. Notice again, He speaking to someone, and say, Then again, the doctrine of didn't say the doctrine of the "I don't believe in the doctrine resurrection of the dead. Notice judgment. It is simply the doc­ of repentance?" You would be he doesn't say the resurrection. trine. In fact, there are about ready to withdraw fellowship He said, "...and of resurrection seven judgments spoken of in the from me. You ought to. of the dead." If he had said , and all of them are included in this one Hebrews 6:2. Something mighty almost everything you can doctrine. occurs when men of faith lay mention supposedly imparted to hands, in the name of the Lord, them, (and a lot of things you How would you feel toward me, upon those who in faith receive couldn't mention or would be and what would you think, if the impartation. ashamed to mention). I were to say, "I don't go along with this judment business. I I know, of course, that there Let me say again, it is scrip­ don't think there is going to is an unprofitable laying on of tural to lay hands on people. be any judgment." You would hands. We have two extremes It is scriptural even to prophesy know there was something in the church world. It seems to them and over them. I have wrong with me. like the hardest thing in the done it many times, and saw world to maintain balance in people delivered and healed and Friends, I want you to notice any realm relative to the filled with the Holy Ghost. I something else. Right in the scriptures. have prophesied to them things center of these fundamental that would come to pass, and principles of the doctrine of have seen them come to pass. We have first of all, the laying Christ there is one that is I haven't given anyone any on of hands as a mere piece called "./.and of laying on of spiritual gifts by laying on of of ritual or formality, and noth­ hands." ing at all happens. In the denom­ hands, and you haven't either. And no one else has. You can't The doctrine of laying on of inational church world there are give spiritual gifts by laying on hands. Yet, 1 have heard some churches that have a form or of hands, but I'll tell you what Full Gospel ministers say, "I ritual of laying hands upon folk can happen. The gifts that are don't much go along with that." to confirm them into the church. I would just as soon cuss as say already given can be stirred up that. I would rather tell a lie. They are supposed, according by the laying on of hands. It would be easier to get for­ to their church creed, to receive giveness for that. Brother and the Holy Ghost. But they don't, There is a realm of prophecy Sister, that is a serious thing, because they don't speak with that is certainly scriptural, and to deny any fundamental prin­ other tongues. If they had re­ a realm of laying on of hands ciple of the doctrine of Jesus ceived the Holy Spirit they that is certainly Biblical. I am Christ. would have spoken with other not going to be scared out by tongues as the Spirit gave them excess and fanaticism and the We ought to preach more on this utterance. So their laying on of laying of empty hands on empty doctrine than what we have. I hands is a mere ritual or for­ heads. I am going to lay hands, will be honest with you, I have mality, and nothing at all New Testament style, on be­ teen a Christian and a happens. lievers as the Holy Ghost dir­ for twenty-eight years—first ects, in the name of the Lord denominational and then Full Then right on the other hand, Jesus Christ, and produce New Gospel--and I have never heard there are extremeties when it Testament results. anyone in either church preach comes to laying on of hands, on this subject. So here is a even in Full Gospel and Pente­ You will find that the Word doctrine that has been greatly costal circles. But that doesn't of God teaches that it's scrip­ neglected among us. do away with the real. tural to lay hands on those who are ordained to the ministry. Men and women, the Word of God I am not going to be scared out They laid hands on those men has a great deal to say about because of formality and ritual­ they separated to be , the laying on of hands. It is ism on one hand, and then I to serve tables. But the laying surprising that some Christians am not going to be afraid and on of hands for service is see no significance at all in scared out of practicing the broader than that. the scriptural ordinance and New Testament because of doctrine. Others regard it with fanaticism and excess on the It is certainly scriptural to lay something like astonishment, other. I am going to practice hands on the sick for healing. and some even with fear. New Testament methods and The Lord Jesus Himself really produce New Testament re­ employed the use of laying on Why, I don't know, because the sults. of hands in healing. The Bible laying on of hands is one of says in Mark 6:5, "And he the half dozen fundamental doc­ I know that folk have had hands could there do no mighty work trines of our Pentecostal faith, laid on them in Pentecostal save that he laid his hands and doctrines of the Lord Jesus circles for nearly everything upon a few sick folk, and healed Christ laid down here in you can mention, and have had them." There in His home town of is over. You wouldn't dismiss would certainly have the right Nazareth the few that were the service and then have a in the night time, husbands, if healed by the laying on. of water baptismal service, would your wife were sick, to lay your Christ's hands. The Bible says, you? Laying on of hands is hands upon her in the name of in Matthew 8:15, as Jesus came an ordinance and a doctrine, the Lord Jesus Christ. Or if into Peter's house and saw just as much as water baptism your children are sick, both Peter's mother-in-law sick is. It should be practiced husband and wife lay hands on with a fever, "And he touched reverently. them in the name of the Lord her hand, and the fever left and pray, and expect them to her." Evidently He laid His I believe that is the reason our be healed. That is certainly hand upon her hand. laying on of hands, in Pente­ scriptural. costal circles, hasn't gotten If you want to get laying on any more results than it has. Jesus said, "These signs shall of hands to work for you, you We don't have the right respect follow them that believe.. .they have to believe in it. If you for the Bible ordinance and shall lay hands on the sick, think it doesn't amount to any­ doctrine of laying on of hands. and they shall recover." Then thing, then it won't amount to any believer--minister, pastor, anything and you won't receive You don't just practice promis­ evangelist, preacher, prophet, anything. cuously the laying on of hands. teacher, Sunday School teach­ er or any believer—could lay I believe it is thoroughly Sure you can lay hands on people hands on a fellow believer as unscriptural and disrespectful in their homes, but it should a contact of faith to release to lay hands on people up and be entered into reverently, their faith and expect that per­ down the aisle after the service humbly, and with faith. You son to be healed.

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