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NASB | 1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing [the special gift, the preparation] which you received from Him remains [permanently] in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But just as His anointing teaches you [giving you insight through the presence of the Holy Spirit] about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as His anointing has taught you, you must remain in Him [being rooted in Him, knit to Him]. |
Bible Question:
What is to be understood from this text, in particular "and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things"? How do you compare this verse with Matt 28:20 and 2Timothy 2:2? Secondly, does "the anointing" has some special blessing? I hear the term used quite often in certain christian circles, and my view is that at the moment of accepting Christ in our hearts we are established, anointed(blessed in, and by the Holy Spirit) and sealed according to 2 Cor. 1:21-22 |
Bible Answer: Greetings Howie, 1 John 2:27 "But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything- and is true and is no lie, just as it has taught you- abide in him." [ESV] Here's a bit of commentary on this verse: "2:27 anointing. See Note on v. 20 [2:20 anointing. The Holy Spirit (see v. 27; Acts 10:38).] have no need for anyone to teach you. Since the Bible constantly advocates teaching (Matt. 28:20; 1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 4:11; Col. 3:16; 1 Tim. 4:11; 2 Tim. 2:2,24), John is not ruling out human teachers. At the same time when he wrote, however, Gnostic teachers were insisting that the teaching of the apostles was to be supplemented with the "higher knowledge" that they (the Gnostics) claimed to possess. John's response was that what the readers were taught under the Spirit's ministry through the apostles not only was adequate but was the only reliable truth. .." (1) "2:27 anointing. ... John is not denying the importance of gifted teachers in the church (1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 4:11) but indicates that neither those teachers nor those believers are dependent on human wisdom or the opinions of men for the truth. God's Holy Spirit guards and guides the true believer into the truth (see vv. 20,21). If God is true (cf. 2 Chr. 15:3; Jer. 10:10; John 17:3; 1 Thess. 1:9) and Christ is the truth (cf. John 14:6), so is the Holy Spirit (cf. 5:6; John 15:26; 16:17). .." (2) Blessings to you, Makarios (1) Zondervan NASB Study Bible, 1999, Kenneth Barker, the Zondervan Corporation, pg. 1833 (2) The MacArthur Study Bible, 1997, Word Publishing, John MacArthur, pg. 1967 |