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1 John 2:27
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In spite of the tireless activity of the seducers, God’s children are secure, kept safe by the anointing or unction which they received at the new birth. John is confident because God’s plan of salvation places no reliance on frail and changeable men and women, but on the Spirit, and this fills John with optimism. The ceremonial anointings of the Old Testament were always a picture of the work of the Spirit. Christ quotes Isaiah who uses the same metaphor, ‘The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek’ (Isaiah 61:1). This anointing is able to teach us because it deposits a body of understanding in us which is based on Scripture and by which we may authenticate all our teachers. There is no error that is not detected and refuted by the teaching of the Spirit of God through the revelation of Scripture which every believer possesses.
Application
Any pastor would despair if he thought he must protect the flock by his own efforts alone. Instead while doing his part, his confidence rests on God’s promise not to let one of his children be lost.
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If believers do not need any man to teach them, why has Christ given apostles, pastors and teachers to the church? John says this to highlight the inestimable gift already given to every believer. Without this gift, no human teacher would be able to convince us of the truth of Scripture, for only God can persuade the soul of his truth. Nevertheless every appointed teacher takes advantage of this anointing to instruct God’s people so that they all grow in knowledge through the study of the Bible.
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