Touch Not My Anointed

This post is not in response to what is going on in Georgia. I decided to put this post on my blog because on several occassions, I have been accused of speaking ill about ministers and other "saved" individuals. During the time when I was monitoring the comment section, I recevied several statements that included the pharse "touch not my anointed." Psalm 105:15 reads as thus, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

What does the above verse mean? Does this verse mean that we aren’t to question our spiritual leaders on matters of doctrine? Or does it mean something entirely different?

The word for touch in Hebrew is naga. It means to strike, beat or bring down violently. It doesn’t mean not to criticize doctrine or to publicly examine another’s teachings. The word for anointed is mashiyach, which means a consecrated person, such as a king, priest or saint.

Touch not my anointed means not to physically harm someone that has been set aside, such as a King, priest or saint. David stated that he would not kill Saul, but he definitely rebuked him (1Samuel 24:9-15).

We are all called to be like the Bereans and to search and test the teachings of others. Paul commended the Bereans and consistently exhorted the readers of his epistles to do the same. David rebuked Saul. Nathan rebuked David. Paul rebuked Peter. There are countless other instances of rebuking others to bring about repentance. It’s biblical and necessary with the strife that is going on within the Body of Christ today.

Anyone who tells you not to question a spiritual leaders teaching is someone you should avoid. Any spiritual leader who refuses to answer your questions about their doctrine is not the person you should be learning from.

Psalm 105:15 is being wrongly used and amounts to nothing short of spiritual terrorism.