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1 | What is the purpose of the anointing? | Bible general Archive 1 | Elijahprophet | 85009 | ||
what exactly is the annointing? | ||||||
2 | What is the purpose of the anointing? | Bible general Archive 1 | Scribe | 85066 | ||
(Part 2 of 2) We are not anointed in one message about the resurrection and not anointed in another message about the genealogies. We are anointed by the Holy Spirit as a result of our salvation and call. The gifts and callings of God are without repentance. We will be anointed to preach the gospel when we go to sleep tonight, and anointed when we wake up. The anointing abides with us. You might feel joy when you contemplate the glories of the world to come, but it is not because you are now anointed, and before you weren't. Truly brethren we are either anointed or we aren't. Called or not. Saved or not. Now we are filled with the Holy Spirit and called and anointed. And we will remain so. The truth that we are anointed is the same as saying we go "in the name of Jesus Christ" We preach in his name because we are anointed. We baptize in His Name because it is He that gives us the authority to baptize because we are anointed by the Holy Spirit to do so. I may not feel very well today as I type this, I may not feel any desire to leap about and shout as some men do, nevertheless I am anointed, the anointing abides in me, and is not subject to my bodily infirmities. There are times that we may be filled with the Holy Spirit in the sense that our inner man is strengthened and emboldened and our faith made strong and we receive power to witness and do ministry that is empowered by the Holy Spirit and not by our own ambitions, and these times are extra ordinary, more than the normal infillings of the Spirit of God to do service. As we see in Acts when Peter must make a confession before his accusers, it says that Peter... being filled with the Holy Ghost... spake, not as though he did not have the Holy Spirit before, but there are times when the Lord gives us an outpouring of His Spirit when we need it to do His will. I do not call this the anointing though such an association is common in today's church, and technically it may include the fact that we are anointed. I call it "being filled with the Holy Spirit." The danger of calling feelings "the anointing" is that you will see all sorts of fleshly demonstrations being called the anointing. I fear God when I hear such things and cringe to hear it. I would be careful not to use the term anointing as it relates to being filled with the Holy Spirit for service unless you are preaching Jesus Christ. We know that the Holy Spirit testifies of Jesus Christ, that it brings to remembrance the word of God, but we do not want to accuse the Holy Spirit of doing some of the things we see demonstrated in services today. I heard a preacher speaking about a particular non-canonical story about simon the man who was compelled to carry the cross, the story is not considered authentic by most and never was taken very serious, more likely a spurious story that once circulated as many such stories sprang up in the ages preceding Christ. The preacher in teaching this extra biblical record, said he felt the anointing coming upon him. This is the kind of error that associating the "anointing" with feelings produces. What if the story is not even true, as most agree, then he is stating that God is confirming the extra biblical doubtful record and accusing God of confirming a lie. It is dangerous for us to presumptuously say that this is the Holy Spirit. That is what is meant when someone says.. I am being anointed to teach this. If it is the Holy Spirit, He will testify of Jesus and confirm the Word of God not the traditional stories or other such doubtful records. I have gone on long enough. I hope this has been helpful and confirmed in you what many already suspected concerning the modern use of the world anointing. May God Bless You as You Study His Word. |
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