2007-11-25 01:11:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not asking whether or not having the water is "scripturally based." What I'm asking is if there are different prayers, consecrations, preparations, etc. that go into the making and presentation of the water.
Thank you to those of you who are actually answering the question I've asked rather than provide completely irrelevant answers.
2007-11-25 02:57:08 · update #1
Nope......it's just blessed with different words.
2007-11-25 01:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
By your claim 'there is no God', you render yourself incapable of understanding any answer. You have to understand the purpose of Holy Water - which is IN FACT different from bottled water due to what is done during Consecration, not the Blessing that you see but the Consecration which you do not. There is a definite physical change that takes place when Holy Water is consecrated and a Blessed item is added to it. It is no longer simply H2O. I do have absolute proof that Holy Water works. However, since you rejected the answer already, I feel no need to expand any further upon it. When you are ready to learn, you will be answered.
2016-05-25 07:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baptismal water is just regular tap water. Water is the proper matter for Baptism. Water. Just plain old water.
Holy Water is blessed by a Priest and has special prayers and exorcisms said over it....and has salt added to it.
2007-11-25 01:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same. In fact, when people bless themselves with holy water, it is done in rememberence of their Baptism
2007-11-25 01:42:07 · answer #4 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Holy water is a "Catholic invention" and un-scriptural to say the least. If anything, history reveals that the Catholic religion is composed today of a series of invented heresies from over the centuries.
What will be the next invention?....EDIT....The Roman Church says it never changes; yet, it has done nothing else but invent new doctrines which are contrary to the Bible, and has practiced rites and ceremonies taken bodily from paganism. Some scholar has found that 75% of the rites and ceremonies of the Roman Church are of pagan origin.
Note:-- Cardinal Newman, in his book, "The Development of the Christian Religion," admits that ... "Temples, incense, oil lamps, votive offerings, HOLY WATER, holidays and season of devotions, processions, blessing of fields, sacerdotal vestments, the tonsure (of priests and monks and nuns), images ... are all of pagan origin..." (Page 359).
HERESIES are those doctrines and practices which are contrary to the Bible. They are also called "human traditions" or "doctrines of men". Both Peter and Paul predicted and warned that in the later times "false teachers" would rise within the Church and bring in "damnable heresies" and "doctrines of devils". (Read II Peter 2:1-3, and I Tim. 3:2-5). Jesus rebuked the Pharisees, for they transgressed the commandments of God by keeping their traditions. "in vain," He said, "they worship me by keeping for doctrines the commandments of men" (Matt. 15:3,9).
2007-11-25 01:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by TIAT 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It is only called holy by the catholic doctrine or the catheticsm but the priest could not make the water holy. Her is not God to make the holy water. It is only God who can make it holy.
2007-11-25 01:25:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Beloved , believe not every spirit , but test the spirits whether they are of God , because many false prophets are gone out into the world
2007-11-25 01:16:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No - they are the same.
2007-11-25 01:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There IS no such thing as "holy" water.
There is NO SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS!
2007-11-25 01:15:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 8⤋