Gnostic religious practices, at least in today's discourse as it is used as a swear word against those traditions which have a suspicion against materiality. Superstition is for those who place greater efficacy on material objects than God does.
Of course, water and wine and bread are necessarily good. But then I ask some people, "Well, what about anointing with oil?" The answers are interesting. It sounds papist or anchoretic. But St James says to anoint the sick with oil and pray over them.
Oil is good because God in his word blessed it so.
Of course, water and wine and bread are necessarily good. But then I ask some people, "Well, what about anointing with oil?" The answers are interesting. It sounds papist or anchoretic. But St James says to anoint the sick with oil and pray over them.
Oil is good because God in his word blessed it so.
