Bible Questions Answered:
“What is the anointing that John says
we have?...”
Kelly/ Lisburn, Northern Ireland
(United Kingdom)
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
I John 2:20, 27 KJV
20 But ye have an unction
(anointing)* from The
Holy One, and ye know all things.
27 But the anointing which ye
have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man
teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is Truth, and is no lie, and even as it (He)
hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
Unction (anointing)-Greek: Chrisma
(Khris-mah): Ointment or smearing (figurative) the spec.
endowment (chrism) of The Holy spirit: anointing, unctionion. (a less
common name for an ointment.)
I John 2:20,27 NLT
20 "...The Holy One has given
you His Spirit, and all of you know The Truth.
27 But you have received The Holy
Spirit, and He lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach
you what is true. For The Spirit teaches you everything you need to
know, and what He teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as He
has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
In Old Testament times, to show that
God's people were set apart as God's servants, they were anointed.
Priests, Kings and prophets had oil (a
type of God The Holy Spirit), poured on them and prayers made for
their blessings.
Exodus 28:40,41 NLT
40 “For Aaron’s sons, make
tunics, sashes, and special head coverings that are glorious and
beautiful. 41 Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these
garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they
can serve as my priests.
I Samuel 10:1 NLT (Saul becomes
King.)
Then Samuel took a flask of olive
oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I
am doing this because The Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over
Israel, His special possession.
I Kings 19:16 NLT (The Lord
instructs Elijah.)
Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi
to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town
of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.
New Testament believers are said to be
anointed.
I John 2:20, 27 KJV
20 But ye have an unction
(anointing)* from The
Holy One, and ye know all things.
27 But the anointing which ye
have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man
teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all
things, and is Truth, and is no lie, and even as it (He)
hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him.
The anointing for
God's people today, is that of knowledge (vs 27), the exercise of
spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 12:), and power (Luke 24:49 KJV And,
behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the
city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.)
James 1:17 KJV
Every good gift and every perfect
gift is from above, and cometh down from The Father Of Lights, with
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Romans 12:6-8
NLT
6 In His grace, God has given us
different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given
you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has
given you.
7 If your gift is serving others,
serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well.
8 If your gift is to encourage
others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has
given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And
if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
I Corinthians
12:4-11 NLT
4 There are different kinds of
spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.
5 There are different kinds of
service, but we serve the same Lord.
6 God works in different ways, but
it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
7 A spiritual gift is given to each
of us so we can help each other.
8 To one person The Spirit gives the
ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a
message of special knowledge.
9 The same Spirit gives great faith
to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of
healing.
10 He gives one person the power to
perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives
someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from The
Spirit Of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given
the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the
ability to interpret what is being said.
11 It is the one and only Spirit who
distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person
should have.
Ephesians
4:11,12 KJV
11 And He gave some, apostles; and
some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints,
for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Colossians
1:28,29 NLT
28 So we tell others about Christ,
warning everyone and teaching everyone with all the wisdom God has
given us. We want to present them to God, perfect in their
relationship to Christ.
29 That’s why I work and struggle
so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power that works within me.
We are called to
know His Word, to receive His gifts, and to evangelize (The call of
every Christian) in the power of His Spirit.
Mark 16:15-18
NLT
15 And then He told them, “Go into
all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
16 Anyone who believes and is
baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be
condemned.
17 These miraculous signs will
accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in My name,
and they will speak in new languages.
18 They will be able to handle
snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t
hurt them. (Explanation of this
verse see the blog posting: Kept
By The Power Of God .)
They will be able to place their
hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”
Are you a
Christian, set apart, consecrated to The Lord's call?
Then you are
anointed to learn His Word, receive His gifts, and to evangelize in
the power of His Spirit!
God bless you as
you go one for The Lord, remember you never labor alone!
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
"...He hath
said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
