- Feb 22, 2005
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was wondering where your church stands on laying on of hands ... i've been a member of one of the Baptist churches here for two years ... still learning the ins and outs after coming from an Assembly of God church ... yesterday a dear friend of forty years contacted me wanting to know if my church did laying on of hands for healing prayer ... she's in very poor shape ... one lung, heart issues, two rare autoimmune diseases, diabetes, and a couple more things ... those being the largest ... contacted my pastor and found out it is something they don't do ... he said they do lay hands on people but not for healing ... just for prayer ... that he didn't want to present us that way because healing is done by the Lord ... i get that but struggling to wrap my head around this answer ... was hoping someone could help me understand if this is all Baptist churches? how do you feel about that answer? and am i missing something in my understanding of laying on of hands? i didn't realize there was a question of it being right or wrong ... i know the Lord does the healing but always believed we were praying in agreement ... kinda confused now ... thank you for any help ...