Tag: consecrate

  • Consecration, Ceremonies and Rites

    Two weeks ago in my Saturday Post SERIES addressing the jargon of the church I asked, “Can you picture a process of ‘consecration?’“ That’s right and an important view of occasions of consecration. We also defined anointing, but today I’m not quite ready for ‘sanctification’ without first briefly examining what some view as consecration in…

    Jewish rite of passage a young man reads from the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah
  • Consecration, Sanctification – more Biblical jargon

    THIS WEEK we continue defining Biblical jargon, switching from passive verbs like consecrate to their nouns, i.e. consecration. In case you missed our focus on anointing last week, take a look: Roger@TalkofJesus.com And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify…

    Holy Communion - the symbolic bread and wine - Is it a literal consecration of the broken body and shed blood of Christ Jesus?
  • Anoint, Consecrate and Sanctify – more Biblical jargon

    And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. Exodus 28:41 KJV Do you understand what takes place when you hear Biblical words like ‘anoint?’ Can you picture the process…

    David anointed King of Israel by Samuel in Bethlehem = a familiar place to Christians