“…Where in the Bible are the scriptures for Last Rites? I have never seen any? …”
I am unsure of Lutherans, Eastern/Greek Orthodox, or other branches of Christians, but Roman Catholic Christians use the following two verses as a beginning of their support for what is now called “Sacrament of the Sick”.
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James 5:14-15 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord, 15 and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
Mark 6:12-13 So they went off and preached repentance. 13 They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
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There are other verses that tie into this, but as I said this is considered an simple starting point.
Roman Catholics used to call this activity “Last Rites“ because it was usually only given on a death bed. It is given more often now because of the other spiritual and possible physical healing results that may come from it.
If you don’t have access to a Christian Bible at hand, you can use your favorite search engine to find a free online version if you are interested in the greater context of those two verses I quoted. :-)
Greetings,
Joe-Allen “Joe” Doty wrote:
“…Where in the Bible are the scriptures for Last Rites? I have never seen any? …”
I am unsure of Lutherans, Eastern/Greek Orthodox, or other branches of Christians, but Roman Catholic Christians use the following two verses as a beginning of their support for what is now called “Sacrament of the Sick”. —- James 5:14-15 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord, 15 and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
Mark 6:12-13 So they went off and preached repentance. 13 They drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. —-
There are other verses that tie into this, but as I said this is considered an simple starting point.
Roman Catholics used to call this activity “Last Rites“ because it was usually only given on a death bed. It is given more often now because of the other spiritual and possible physical healing results that may come from it.
If you don’t have access to a Christian Bible at hand, you can use your favorite search engine to find a free online version if you are interested in the greater context of those two verses I quoted. :-)
James T. Savidge, Wednesday, May 19, 2010