The holy anointing oil and olive oil are used by many Christians because they believe anointing oil has power. Kristen nggunakake lenga kanggo sawetara tujuan, umpamane, to consecrate someone into an office (pelayanan), nyucèkaké omah, bangunan, lan obyek, to heal the sick, nundhungi dhemit, or for spiritual warfare. But is using anointing oil Biblical and is it part of the New Covenant or is this a custom that was practiced in the Old Covenant, which Christians adopted and applied to the New Covenant? What is the power and purpose of anointing oil in the Bible and how do you use it according to the Bible? Let’s look at what the Bible says about anointing oil and look at the lives of Jesus and the apostles and see if they used anointing oil.
The use and purpose of the holy anointing oil in the Old Covenant
Ing Exodus 30, kita maca babagan komposisi lan tujuan lenga jebad suci. Nabi Musa didhawuhi Gusti Allah nyiyapake lenga jebad sing suci lan njebadi Tarub Pasamuwan., lan pethi paseksi, lan meja lan sakehe pirantine, lan padamaran lan wadhahe, lan misbyah dupa, lan misbyah kurban obaran dalah sakehe pirantine, lan kumbahan lan sikile.
Musa kudu nucèkaké wong-wong mau supaya dadi suci banget. Whatsoever touched them would be holy (Nanging wong sing ora sah ora diidini ndemek. (Maca uga: Sebabe Uzza seda).
Musa uga kudu jebadi Harun lan anak-anaké lan nucekake wong-wong mau, supaya padha bisa ngladèni marang Pangéran minangka imam. The holy anointing oil was used throughout generations.
Nanging, God specifically commanded that this holy anointing oil could not be used to pour upon man’s flesh.
Uga ora diijini nggawe liyane kaya iku, sawise komposisi kasebut, because it was holy. Mulane. it would be holy unto them.
Yen ana wong sing bakal nyampur kaya ngono, or put the anointing oil upon a stranger (wong sing ora sah), Panjenengané bakal disirnakaké saka bangsané (Pangentasan 30:22-33).
Iki ngandhani kita, bilih lenga jebad ingkang suci punika namung dipunginakaken kangge ngibadah saha njebadi (ngaturake) ing (dhuwur)imam(s), tarub, lan bahan lan obyek, kang digunakake kanggo ngabdi marang Gusti.
Lenga jebad kang suci ora kena kanggo njebadi awak manungsa (wong liyo) lan dilarang kanggo duplikat lenga jebad.
Why did people make a trade of the holy anointing oil?
Yen iki pangandikane Gusti Allah, then why have people made a trade of the holy anointing oil and sell them to make a profit?
There a people that make a holy anointing oil after the composition that is written in the Bible and pretend that this oil has supernatural (marasake awakmu) Powers.
Akeh wong Kristen tiba ing jebakan saka goroh iki. Padha pracaya iki tembung saka manungsa lan tuku lenga jebad, believing that the oil has power
They believe and buy this holy anointing oil, only because they are ignorant of the truth. Many Christians don’t read and study the Bible themselves but blindly believe everything that is preached by people.
And so they buy the oil and anoint everything and everyone, sing teka. Because they believe that the oil has supernatural (marasake awakmu) Powers. They believe that by using this miraculous oil they unleash special powers that will heal the sick, deliver people from demonic oppression, lan ngresiki omah, bangunan, lan obyek saka kekuwatan setan.
All because of Doktrin palsu, padha pracaya yen padha njebadi soko utawa wong karo lenga, sétan bakal padha mlayu.
Apa Gusti Yesus nggunakake lenga jebad?
Nalika kita katon ing Gusti Yesus Kristus, Sing dadi FirstBorn saka titah anyar, lan uripe ing bumi, we don’t read anything about Jesus walking around with a vial or bottle of anointing oil.
Apa Yesus nggunakake lenga jebad kanggo njebadi wong, obyek, omah-omah, lan bangunan? Ora. Gusti Yesus rawuh ing Asmane Sang Rama: ing panguwasa Rama lan ngandika marang pangandikane. Every word that proceeded out of Jesus’ tutuk teka.
Did Jesus anoint His disciples with oil before Jesus sent them forth two by two? Ora, Gusti Yesus maringi panguwasa lan panguwasa marang para sakabate kanggo nglawan roh-roh jahat lan nambani wong lara (sing ringkih).
Gusti Yesus ngutus wong-wong mau kanggo martakake lan nggawa Kratoning Allah marang umate Gusti Allah lan ngajak wong-wong mau mratobat. Kita ora maca, that Jesus commanded His disciples to take a vial or bottle of oil with them to anoint houses or people (Matius 10:1-15, Tandhani 6:7-13, Lukas 9:1-6).
Nanging, sanajan Gusti Yesus ora ngandika apa-apa bab lenga jebad utawa njebadi lara karo lenga, kita maca ing Injil Markus sing para sakabat njebadi akeh sing lara (ringkih) karo lenga, lan padha waras.
Alasane kok padha njebadi wong lara nganggo lenga, iku amarga kasunyatan sing jebad karo lenga minangka adat biasa ing akeh budaya. Ing negara kaya Mesir, Cina, India, Yunani, lan Italia iku adat biasa kanggo njebadi utawa smear wong, sing lara, karo lenga.
Minangka prakara kasunyatan, kita maca bab adat iki ing pasemon wong Samaria. Nalika wong Samaria lunga menyang wong sing tatu, dheweke mbelani tatune, pour lenga lan anggur (Lukas 10:30-35). Minyak zaitun digunakake minangka adat medis.
Oalah, Gusti Yesus ora njebadi omah, bangunan, obyek, utawa wong karo lenga. Gusti Yesus ora njebadi wong lara nganggo lenga, Gusti Yesus uga ora dhawuh marang para sakabate supaya nglakoni.
Komisi gedhe lan lenga jebad
Before Jesus ascended to heaven and took His place on the throne at the right hand of the Father, Gusti Yesus maringi tugas gedhe marang para muride. This commission wasn’t only meant for the disciples that were present, but for all the disciples of Jesus that would come after them and ndherek Gusti Yesus. Jesus commanded all believers to go.
Nalika Gusti Yesus ngandika marang para sakabate, Gusti Yesus ora nyebataken lenga jebad utawa jebad wong utawa soko karo lenga.
Gusti Yesus ora dhawuh marang para sakabate kanggo njebadi wong nganggo lenga kanggo dilebokake ing kantor (pelayanan) lan kanggo nucèkaké utawa nucèkaké wong. Gusti Yesus uga ora dhawuh kanggo njebadi omah utawa bangunan utawa njebadi wong, sing lara utawa ringkih, karo lenga.
Gusti Yesus dhawuh marang para sakabate supaya numpangi tangan ing wong lara supaya padha waras (Tandhani 16:18)
Para rasul lan lenga jebad ing Prajanjian Anyar
Although Peter was one of the twelve disciples that was sent by Jesus on a mission and apparently anointed the sick (sing lemah, ringkih) karo lenga, when Peter became a new creation full of the Holy Spirit, we don’t read anywhere that Peter anointed people that were sick or weak with oil.
The first healing that took place after Jesus ascended to heaven and after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, yaiku marasake wong lumpuh, kang lungguh ing gapuraning Padaleman Suci.
When Peter and John went to the temple, and a lame man asked them for alms, Petrus ora njupuk botol lenga kanggo njebadi dheweke.
Ora, wong mau diwarasaké déning Pétrus iman ing asmane Gusti Yesus.
Pétrus percaya marang karya panebusan sing sampurna lan wewenangé Yésus Kristus (Tumindak 3:16).
Nalika Pétrus ana ing Lida, dheweke ora nggunakake lenga kanggo njebadi wong lara, nanging Panjenengané marasaké Éneas, kang lara lumpuh, kanthi iman ing asmane Gusti Yesus (Tumindak 9:34).
Pétrus nindakké sing padha ing Yopé, ing kono Tabita kawungokaké saka ing antarané wong mati marga saka pracaya marang Asmané Yésus (Tumindak 9:40-41).
Did Paul and the other apostles use oil to anoint the sick, omah-omah, bangunan, utawa obyek?
Paul and the other apostles didn’t use oil either to anoint people that were sick or weak, omah-omah, bangunan, utawa obyek.
Nalika Paulus nulis kabeh surat kasebut kanggo pasamuwan-pasamuwan, kita ora maca apa-apa bab dhawuh marang para suci kanggo njebadi para pinituwa, para diakon, the sick or weak, omah-omah, bangunan utawa obyek karo lenga.
Ora malah ing huruf, which Paul wrote to the carnal church in Corinth.
The new creation is spiritual and received the Holy Spirit
Sing amarga, liwat Regenerasi, padha dadi titah anyar, kang roh wis wungu saka ing antarane wong mati. Mulane, pasamuwan (Majelis lair maneh wong sing lair (Penciptaan anyar)) wis dadi spiritual.
They didn’t need any natural resources or perform all kinds of visible religious rituals to make the spiritual visible to the carnal man as in the Old Covenant.
Padha disambungake ing roh dening Roh Suci karo Gusti Yesus Kristus lan Sang Rama. That’s why they walked just like Jesus (mbarep saka titah anyar) Ing panguwasa.
The only thing they had to remember and keep was the komuni, whereby they remembered their Lord Jesus and were partakers of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
What about anointing the sick with oil in James 5:14-15?
Ing James 5:14-15, we read about the practice of anointing a sick person with oil. It’s the only time in the apostolic letters that we read about the use of oil and anointing a person with oil.
Is any sick (ringkih) among you? Ayo padha nimbali para pinituwa pasamuwan; lan padha ndedonga kanggo Panjenengané, dijebadi nganggo lenga atas asmané Gusti: lan pandonga iman bakal nylametake wong lara, lan Pangeran Yehuwah bakal nangekake dheweke (James 5:14-15).
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James wrote this letter to the twelve tribes of Israel that were scattered abroad.
James commanded them to call upon the elders when someone among them was sick (ringkih) and to pray over that person and anoint him with oil in the Name of the Lord.
Nanging, although this practice of anointing the sick with oil was done by the elders, the anointing oil didn’t have supernatural power.
The anointing oil and the practice of anointing the sick with oil had nothing to do with healing. Amarga ing ayat sabanjure, Iki ditulis, supaya pandonga iman bakal nylametake lan nambani wong.
Ing tembung liyane, by faith in the Name of Jesus and by believing in His perfect work of salvation (that He was scourged at the whipping post and took all infirmities and diseases upon Him and carried all the sins and iniquity of the world on the cross, lan mati lan mlebu Hades, where He conquered death and rose from the dead as Overcomer, Ingkang kagungan panguwasa ing swarga lan ing bumi), wong iku disimpen lan waras. (menyang. Yesaya 53:4-5, 1 Petrus 2:24, Wahyu 1:18).
Do Christians have more faith in oil than in the Name of Jesus?
Kitab Suci ngandika, supaya kita dadi kaya Gusti lan Guru kita Yesus Kristus (Matius 10:25, Efesus 4:15). Yen Gusti Yesus ora nggunakake lenga jebad, kita kudu tenanan takon dhéwé apa kita kudu nggunakake lenga jebad.
Iku bab sedhih, manawa akeh wong Kristen duwe iman luwih akeh ing lenga lan nganggep minangka panacea tinimbang asmane Yesus.
If Christians would wake up and become aware of Who lives inside of them, and what position and power (Panguwasa) they have received in Jesus Christ, banjur padha ora ndemek lenga maneh.
Iman ngirim ora ing lenga nanging ing Gusti Yesus Kristus lan asmane. Mung kanthi iman ing Asmane Gusti Yesus lan pakaryan sing asale saka iman kasebut, bakal mindhah gunung.
If Christians believe that the oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit and that the Holy Spirit dwells inside of them, banjur kok padha perlu lenga?
'Dadi uyahing bumi’
