Zeke, you keep throwing in these unrelated things that no one is even thinking.
As far as I know and understand, when people use the phrase, "laying on of hands", they aren't talking about the authority of the Believer in the manner you are talking about. We all understand the authority we walk in, and don't need Todd White to tell us this. That's not what we are talking about....at all. We are talking about
UNDERSTANDING and
WISDOM. The purpose of the laying on of hands is
IMPARTATION. If someone has serious issues in their lives, why would you allow them to lay hands on you for the purpose of imparting something?
I don't even understand that.....
With that said, if you want to allow just anyone lay hands on you and impart whatever, that's cool with me.
I just personally don't do it, and it looks like I'm not alone.
And don't accuse those of us who actually use wisdom, of fear, paranoia, or whatever. That's really just a false accusation. I have no clue why this is even being questioned, to be honest. Why would any believer allow just anyone to lay hands on them for the purpose of imparting something? I am flabbergasted that this is even being discussed, to be honest. This is just common sense.
We are all mature Believers with good fruit in our lives. To question someone's faith by hinting that they are fearful, paranoid, and superstitious, is very disingenuous.