![]() ![]() The flesh feeds on the body and blood of Christ so that the soul too may feed on God. The flesh is shaded by the imposition of hands so that the soul may be illuminated by the Spirit. The flesh is signed so that the soul may be fortified. The flesh is anointed so that the soul may be dedicated to holiness. The flesh, then, is washed so that the soul may be made clean. Indeed, the flesh is the hinge of salvation. Tertullian: "No soul whatever is able to obtain salvation unless it has believed while it was in the flesh.After this, the hand is imposed for a blessing, invoking and inviting the Holy Spirit" (Baptism 7:1) So also with us, the unction runs on the body and profits us spiritually, in the same way that baptism itself is a corporal act by which we are plunged in water, while its effect is spiritual, in that we are freed from sins. were accustomed to be anointed with a horn of oil, ever since Aaron was anointed by Moses. ![]() Tertullian: "After coming from the place of washing we are thoroughly anointed with a blessed unction, from the ancient discipline by which in the priesthood.Theophilus of Antioch: "Are you unwilling to be anointed with the oil of God? It is on this account that we are called Christians: because we are anointed with the oil of God" (To Autolycus 1:12 ). ![]()
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