“It’s listed in the article.... Hebrews 6... It was. You’ve convinced yourself it wasn’t so you can’t make sense of the scriptures.”
You really are wasting my time, as if each post is somehow independent from the other ones. When I asked you “What is the doctrine of the laying on of hands?” I meant, to show from the scripture, where it says what the doctrine even is.
You cannot produce this for me, as it is merely your presupposition that the laying on of hands is the second stage of the “conversion” process for salvation.
When I asked “Where is the command to perform them,” that command is not in Hebrews 6. Nor is it anywhere in scripture.
Let me show you what a command looks like: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ”
Can you produce one that says “And be baptized by an approved member of UCG Inc, and then receive the gift of the Holy Spirit by submitting to having our filthy ministers lay hands on you while praying”?
For the third one, “It isn’t,” since, quite clearly, it was not always practiced. Nor has it been practiced by anyone other than the Apostles in almost 2,000 years, resulting in miraculous signs and wonders.
Look through the thread. There are numerous examples from scripture of the exact process. Here's the clearest one:
Act 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Act 8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
In Hebrews 6, it's listed a fundamental doctrine right after baptism.
Look at the wiki article Laying on of hands. It shows that it was and is used in many churches today for the exact reasons listed in the article. It was and is an integral part of Christian worship. I can't help that by tradition it's been abandoned.
And look, I've tried to treat you with respect. Even if you don't think I'm a Christian Christ doesn't command that you be a dick to those outside of the faith. Stop using demeaning words like "filthy" when referring to people I know and love. And quit snarling when you post to me.