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.
Not a Man
This is of
vital importance to the believer: we do not follow any one man! This is likely part of the reason that the
Bible is so clear on the issue of a plurality of elders and teachers within any
given church body. The believer is to be
taking and testing every word of teaching that comes from his or her church
leadership. The believer is not to
mindlessly follow everything that any one person says or writes, but to be
constantly holding everything up to the Bible by the Spirit of God. This is not to be argumentative or divisive,
but to keep the believer moving on towards “the unity of the faith” (Ephesians
4:13). This can happen very often when
we are hearing people teach the word of God, the Holy Spirit coaches us and
says, “No, that is not correct.” This is
a vital ministry of the Holy Spirit and we must be faithful to His ministry in
our lives.
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