The Sword of the LORD

“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, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  And this will we do, if God permit.”   (Hebrews 6:1-3).   In the above verses, we find six concepts that St. Paul refers to as “the principles of the doctrine of Christ,” and, in chapter 5 of Hebrews, “the first principles of the oracles of God.”   We have explored the first four principles, Repentance from Dead Works , Faith Toward God , The Doctrine of Baptisms , and the Laying On of Hands in earlier messages.   Now, let’s turn to the fifth principle, the Resurrection of the Dead .   Resurrection of the Dead Among the world’s many religions Christianity is unique in that its divine Author and Architect became a man, was executed and died, was resurrected from the dead, and then ascende

“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, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.  And this will we do, if God permit.” (Hebrews 6:1-3).   In the above verses, we find six concepts that St. Paul refers to as “the principles of the doctrine of Christ,” and, in chapter 5 of Hebrews, “the first principles of the oracles of God.”   We have explored the first three principles, Repentance from Dead Works , Faith Toward God , and The Doctrine of Baptisms , in earlier messages.   Now, let’s turn to the fourth principle, Laying On of Hands .      Laying On of Hands It appears that the act of laying hands on an individual as a religious practice has its roots planted solely in the Judeo-Christian tradition.   There is no known account of this practice in ancient texts until it