THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK WITH OIL

THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK WITH OIL
James 5:13-20

 

 

THE VARIOUS VIEWS TAKEN TOWARDS THIS PASSAGE OF SCRIPTURE

lb. From the standpoint of the actual practice of this form.

lc. Protestant view - This view eliminates the application of the service by totally ignoring it. This is generally the way this portion of the word of God is treated in professing Christendom.

2c. Spiritual view - This view explains away the application of the service to physical ills by interpreting it figuratively. The majority of protestant commentators explain it this way.

3c.  Catholic view - This view rationalizes away the application of the service by interpreting it as a rite for those about to die known as extreme unction. This is a getting them ready spiritually for death.

4c. Hyper-dispensational view - This view draws the lines of dispensational teaching so sharply that it restricts this service to Jews alone. This is held by Bullingerites and others who follow their teachings.

5c. Wholesale view - This view takes away all restrictions and opens up physical healing to any and all who may be afflicted... This is generally held by those who advocate the gift of healing view.

6c. Orthodox view - This view restricts the healing to those who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. This view is not widely held, but can best be supported from the passage.

2b. From the standpoint of the kind of healing taught in the passage.
lc. Spiritual healing:

ld. The general view among Protestants, namely, that the figure refers to spiritual healing.

2d. The specific view among Catholics, namely, that this is extreme unction getting people ready spiritually for death.
2c. Physical healing:
ld. That this refers to any and all physical Ills.
2d. That this refers to physical ills that are of serious nature.
3b. From the standpoint of the source of healing taught here.

lc. Spiritual healing coming from God.

ld. But communicated through the oil of anointing. Catholic.
This is a sacramental view.

2d. But coming directly from God for the human spirit. Protestant.
Prayer and anointing is merely figurative.

Anointing

2c. Physical healing coming from God.

ld. Medicinal view: oil serves as medicine to heal.

2d. Healing-gift view: prayer of faith is gift of healing.

3d. Prayer of faith view: this prayer is given by God for such healing.

This is true view.