QUESTION: May the person referred to in the preceding question continue to lay hands on the sick? ANSWER: Laying on of hands in the New Testament was the practice of those who had been endowed with miraculous ability. Since the gifts have long since passed away (1 Corinthians 13: 8-11), no reason exists today for the laying on of hands. This notwithstanding, as stated in the answer to the preceding question, the person in question should be assigned no responsibility in the church until repentance is forthcoming!