The Laying On Of Hands [Hebrews 6:1-2]

June 20, 2025

Apostle Vincent G Valentyn

We are still in the process of studying Hebrews 6: 1-2. Thus far we dealt with repentance from dead work, faith towards God, three of the 7 baptisms (water, Holy Spirit and Body) Today we continue with the 4th major principle, the “laying on of hands”. In some churches, this whole concept is ignored while in others it suffers abuse and excess. We need to  understand and apply this “elementary principle” in a biblical manner. We need to know who, when and how to lay hands and understand the grace given us so that we do not refrain from exercising our faith, nor act presumptuously. You would have noticed by now that we do not lay hands in a slothful manner in our spiritual family. I hope you will gain an understanding of why we function in this manner. · In Scripture, hands are generally symbolic of action and ability Exo.15:17 · The right hand is particularly significant of power and authority Exo.15:6 The laying on of hands signifies one of three things: 1. transmitting blessing or authority, 2. public acknowledgement of blessing or authority already received by the one receiving the laying on  of hands, or, 3. publicly commit the one on whom hands are laid to God for some special task or ministry.