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QUESTION: Laying on Hands by Proxy


[Note: the following question came to me via the Question Box at our church website where I answer questions.]

Is there anywhere in Scripture that supports laying on of hands and anointing with oil by proxy?  I witnessed this in the church that I attend. I asked one of our Elders and could never get a clear answer.

proxy is a stand-in for someone else. It means acting in the name of another person. As Christians, we are to Continue reading