NT examples of ritual and regulations

[MarcoPolo]

What are some other Scriptural examples in the NT of regulations or ritual forms followed by Church? The idea here is to collect a sample in response to those who argue the Catholic Church is all about ritual and rules instead of a “relationship,” when in reality, the NT shows that to be a false dichotomy.

I can think of:

• Women head covering
• Women teachers
• Men no-head covering
• Bread and wine as the matter used (i.e. “whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup…”)
• Oil used for the sick

What else? Things that would relate to current canon law (as opposed to faith or moral teaching).

 

[Cat_Herder]

In Revelation are the vestments, smells and bells disliked by fundamentalists.

 

[vwtaylorii]

What about laying of hands for ordinaton/cofirmation, and incense symbolizing our prayers going up to God?

 

[panevino]

perhaps the idea of blessed relics?

Acts 19:11-12
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them

 

[roveau]

perhaps the idea of blessed relics?

Acts 19:11-12
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them

I thought of this one too except that the Church doesn’t do this anymore. I know of one Protestant church that does this sometimes when a minister is not able to visit a sick person.

 

[MarcoPolo]

I assembled what I could come up with in a blog post.