But in a number of denominations they anoint you with oil when you get a position in the Church.
Our Attorney General has himself anointed whenever he gets a new government job. Uses cooking oil. Fun fact of the day.
Churchy slang in the evangelical community uses "anointing" metaphorically to describe either a genuine spiritual gift or some kind of nutty sci-fi powers someone claims to have. It's a danger word for me.
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Yvonne Jones draws on her own experiences as a Christian woman, wife, and mother. She is an anointed woman of God...
How do you get God to anoint you?
well, you don't
Our Attorney General has himself anointed whenever he gets a new government job. Uses cooking oil. Fun fact of the day.
Churchy slang in the evangelical community uses "anointing" metaphorically to describe either a genuine spiritual gift or some kind of nutty sci-fi powers someone claims to have. It's a danger word for me.