Thread: Holy Water

Holy water as a means to a miracle in the NT is to be regarded as a peripheral possibility under specific unction of the Holy Spirit.
Example of water being used is Jesus telling the blind man to wash in the pool of Siloam.
There must be a specific word for a specific situation.

In rare occasions God did use Holy water in churches that sanctify its use and a healing or supernatural event occurred. This happened in denominational churches that received the Baptism of the Spirit in the Charismatic Move.

Holy water in general usage is not Apostolic NT doctrine and should not be taught as doctrinal truth.
We know the 'laying on of hands' is a NT doctrine taught by Jesus and practised by the early apostolic church.
The 'anointing with oil' is another scriptural truth that can be taught as NT doctrine

Holy water does not carry the same authority as the above and should not be considered in normal Christian practise
After the apostles and their converts died ritual began to enter the church and one of those was the use of holy water.

Originally Posted by Cardinal TT

The physical act was to do with humility and hospitality of cleaning dirty feet
but there is a spiritual type cleansing that Jesus mentions if you read it closely

Yes we have to watch our walk even though our hearts have been cleansed.

Actually I sense a duplicity in your posts. You are not really who you say you are here. It seems like a phony scam from some college stoopent. That's my discernment after reading these posts. I cannot believe anyone is that egotistical and arrogant and claim they are Christian.

Originally Posted by Berserk

I'm not trying to impress anyone. If I try to impress others, it's at national and international conventions to which I'm invited to read academic papers, not on a site of nonintellectuals that I only joined for fellowship and sharing.

At this point I suggest that you prove that you are who you claim to be.

And it's a truly ungodly site that can't be "impressed" or inspired by spiritual experiences that attest God's reality, grace, and power, You unwittingly just corroborated my insight that the reason for such limited participation in the "Testify" section is indifference to life-changing experiences of the gifts of the Spirit. Oh, and as Socrates famously taught, the unexamined life is not worth living." That means we should all take our brief lives very seriously, so that we can live it to its fullest potential and discover God's detailed plan for us.

Is this where I'm supposed to get into a contest with you about "who's got the most impressive miracles" ? I think not. As a general rule it's a bad idea to try to bully people into being impressed with you, whether it's your testimony, miracles, acedemic success or life in general. It's like if you can't set yourself up for glory here then you have to try to pull others down instead. You seem strangely combative.

Victory Word posted this on FB today.

Originally Posted by A.J.

Victory Word posted this on FB today.

To tell you the truth I can't think of anything worse than that when thinking of activities that a worldwide Christian organization would be doing.

Originally Posted by Berserk

I'm not trying to impress anyone. If I try to impress others, it's at national and international conventions to which I'm invited to read academic papers, not on a site of nonintellectuals that I only joined for fellowship and sharing.
And it's a truly ungodly site that can't be "impressed" or inspired by spiritual experiences that attest God's reality, grace, and power, You unwittingly just corroborated my insight that the reason for such limited participation in the "Testify" section is indifference to life-changing experiences of the gifts of the Spirit. Oh, and as Socrates famously taught, the unexamined life is not worth living." That means we should all take our brief lives very seriously, so that we can live it to its fullest potential and discover God's detailed plan for us.

By identifying yourself as superior, you have disqualified yourself from any effective ministry here or otherwise. Most here have already walked the hard walk through spiritual brokenness and pride and have arrived at the place of humility that allows them to effectively minister the gospel of Jesus Christ with signs and wonders following. So you go ahead and earn brownie points with your "peers" who are also superior and we will continue to minister to a lost and broken world. Deal?