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NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Bible Question: i am looking for more scripture on how does one get anointed or has the anointing as a child ofGod. yow know how you see people are just anointed in certain areas of their lives. i know God gives gifts as he wills. but i would like to know some specifics on doing a teaching on why some are anointed and some aren't. thanks rainey |
Bible Answer: Hello Rainey, Welcome to the forum, Your inquiry: "i am looking for more scripture on how does one get anointed or has the anointing as a child ofGod." Perhaps we should do a little history first. The priest of the tabernacle is spoken of as “anointed” Exo 29:7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. Lev 4:3 If the priest that is anointed... Lev 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. A most significant application, not to sacred things, but to certain sacred persons. The oldest and most sacred of these, was the anointing of the king, by pouring oil upon his head at his coronation, a ceremony regarded as sacred from the earliest times, and observed religiously in Israel: 1Ki 1:39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. 1Sa 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward... Among the Hebrews it was believed not only that it (the anointing) effected a transference to the anointed one of something of the holiness and virtue of the deity in whose name and by whose representative the rite was performed, but also that it imparted a special endowment of the spirit of God: Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; This is why there is profound reverence for the king and priest as sacred persons, “the anointed”. And, Jesus, the King of Kings, being anointed of the Father, also proclaimed the above verse (Isa 61:1). And this same Jesus has proclaimed us as kings and priests: Rev 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, Rev 1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (Therefore we are anointed). So, to answer, "how does one get anointed", would be to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved. Act 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Now, concerning the balance of your question appears to have something to do with the "visible" manifestations of the anointing. As you stated, the Spirit (or the anointing of the Holy Ghost) will move on (in) individuals as He sees fit and in His own time to accomplish that which He purposes. Some of these events are quite visible, as in Act 2:14-36, when Peter boldly preached Jesus by quoting the prophecy of Joel and the words of David. Also the anointing with oil of a cloth to heal the sick, the power is not in the oil but in the faith toward God and this is shown by the use of it. As in James 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Finally with, "why some are anointed and some aren't", as in your question, I would conclude that: Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit (the anointing) is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit (the anointing), let us also walk in the Spirit. And most important: Gal 5:26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. For some have desired this glory, but without belief: Act 19:14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. Act 19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? Act 19:16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. Many preachers or teachers like Kenneth Copeland have done series on "The Anointing", but as we (the redeemed) are kings and priests, to love the Lord with our all and to be faithful is the most important thing we can do. You can see a mother's love when she cradles her infant and caresses it. Does she love her child less when it is asleep and she is doing the dishes? We do not see the anointing unless we are in action. terrib |