Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III
But additions of other people's hair are entirely to be rejected, and it is a most sacrilegious thing for spurious hair to shade the head, covering the skull with dead locks. For on whom does the presbyter lay his hand?[114]
Cyprian Epistle LXIX
It is also necessary that he should be anointed who is baptized; so that, having received the chrism,[11]
1 JOHN 2:27 to. auvtou/ Instead of to. auvtou/, which is strongly supported by a B C P about twenty minuscules vg syrh copsa arm eth Athanasius Augustine _al,_ the Textus Receptus, following A K L mo...
Verse 27. _BUT THE ANOINTING WHICH YE HAVE RECEIVED_] That _ointment_, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, mentioned John 2:20, where see the note. _YE NEED NOT THAT ANY MAN TEACH YOU_] The _Gnostics_, wh...
BUT THE ANOINTING WHICH YE HAVE RECEIVED OF HIM - See the notes at 1 John 2:20. ABIDETH IN YOU - The meaning is, that the influence on your heart and life, which results from the fact that you are ano...
III. TRUTH AND ERROR CHAPTER 2:18-27 This section contains a warning which is addressed to the babes, the little children, young believers. Truth and error, are contrasted. Seducers were trying to le...
THE ANTICHRISTS AND THEIR TEACHING. Here John deals with the false teachers, who embody the spirit of Antichrist and betoken by their appearance the speedy end of the world and the return of Christ. T...
A PASTOR'S CONCERN (1 John 2:1-2)...
If that which you have heard from the beginning remains within you, you too will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is the promise which he made to you eternal life. I am writing these thin...
ANOINTING. Same as "unction", 1 John 2:20. OF. concerning. TRUTH. true. App-175. NO LIE. not (App-105). lie. YE SHALL. Omit. HIM. Greek. it....
The Things and Persons to be Avoided These are summed up under two heads: i. _The World and the Things in the World_(15 17); ii. _Antichrists_(18 26). The section begins with a _threefold statement_o...
The Place of Safety; Christ 27. _But the anointing which ye have received_ As in 1 John 2:2, we have the false and the true Christians put side by side in contrast; but this does not justify us in tur...
27, 28. THE PLACE OF SAFETY;—CHRIST...
27. For ἐν ὑμῖν μένει ([516][517]) read ΜΈΝΕΙ ἘΝ ὙΜΙ͂Ν ([518][519][520]); for τὸ αὐτὸ ([521][522][523]) read ΤῸ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΥ͂ ([524][525][526]); and for μενεῖτε ([527][528]) read ΜΈΝΕΤΕ ([529][530][531][532...
1 John 2:29 to 1 John 5:12. GOD IS LOVE There seems to be no serious break in the Epistle from this point onwards until we reach the concluding verses which form a sort of summary (1 John 5:13-21). Th...
12–28. THE THINGS AND PERSONS TO BE AVOIDED These are summed up under two heads: i. _The World and the Things in the World_ (15–17); ii. _Antichrists_ (18–26). The section begins with a _threefold sta...
1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:28. GOD IS LIGHT...
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BUT THE ANOINTING, &C.— See on 1 John 2:20. The Spirit of God is compared to an _anointing,_ because of his precious and cheeringgifts, which rendered Christians more fit to encounter spiritual enemie...
CHAPTER VI _TO WALK IN THE LIGHT IS TO SHARE GOD'S ATTITUDE TOWARD JESUS_ (The Third Test. The First Time) 1 John 2:18-28 A. _The Text_ Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that...
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...
VERSE 27. BUT THE ANOINTING WHICH YE HAVE RECEIVED. The Lord had promised the Holy Spirit to guide the apostles into all truth. The apostles were empowered to confer spiritual gifts in the first age o...
18 The term "antichrist" occurs only in John's epistles. The prefix "anti" now has the meaning of "against" and antichrist signifies one who is against Christ. But "anti" originally meant "instead of...
2:27 *yourselves*, (c-2) Personal pronouns, used as the subject of a verb, are normally emphatic in Greek, but in John their use is almost universal. Still, there is some distinctive emphasis here, as...
THE ADVOCACY OF CHRIST AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF BELIEVERS 1. My little children] The diminutive implies the fatherly care which the aged Apostle felt for his disciples. ADVOCATE] The word thus translate...
HOW CAN I BE SURE? 1 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 CHRIST SPEAKS FOR US AND WE SHOULD OBEY GOD (1 JOHN 2:1-6) V1 My *children, I write these things to you so that you will not *sin. But if you...
(8) THE MANIFESTATIONS OF DARKNESS (1 John 2:18). (_a_) _Signs whereby they should know the forerunners of the last time_ (1 John 2:18). (_b_) _Exhortation to continue in the light_ (1 John 2:24)
The ground of the Apostle's confidence in his readers. They need not be taught but only reminded. ἀλλʼ ὡς, κ. τ. λ., a single sentence with one apodosis. Vulg. makes it a double sentence with two apod...
A Warning against Heretical Teaching. “Little ones, it is the last hour; and, as ye heard that Antichrist is coming, even now have many antichrists arisen; whence we recognise that it is the last hour...
LOYALTY TO TRUTH 1 John 2:18 The Holy One is surely the risen Savior, who has passed into the heavens, whence He bestows the Holy Spirit as a sacred chrism on meek and trustful souls. We can say with...
Affirming that the purpose of his writing is that we sin not, the writer declared that even if we sin, provision is made by which it may be put away. The tests whereby we may know our relation to ligh...
ABIDING IN CHRIST When one obeys the gospel, he is anointed and sealed with the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 1:15-22). John reassured his readers by telling them that sealing was something truly promise...
But the (t) anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye (u) need not that any man teach you: but as the same (x) anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, a...
You have no need, &c. You want not to be taught by any of these men, who, under pretence of imparting more knowledge to you, seek to seduce you, (ver. 26) since you are sufficiently taught already, an...
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (19) They went out from us, but th...
_THE ANOINTING_ ‘Ye have an unction from the Holy One.’ ‘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...
27_And ye need not _Strange must have been the purpose of John, as I have already said, if he intended to represent teaching as useless. He did not ascribe to them so much wisdom, as to deny that they...
If, on the other hand, we have even committed sin and all, being judged according to the light, is confessed (so that the will no longer takes part in it, the pride of that will being broken down), He...
BUT THE ANOINTING WHICH YE HAVE RECEIVED OF HIM,.... The Spirit, and the grace of the Spirit, which they had received out of the fulness of grace which is in Christ; and is compared to oil or ointment...
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 i...
_These things_ From 1 John 2:21; _have I written unto you_ St. John, according to his custom, begins and ends with the same form, and having finished a kind of parenthesis, (1 John 2:21,) continues (1...
THE ANOINTING; see notes to verse 1 John 2:20. This anointing teaches us not without, but through the revealed word of God; and whoever lays claim to it must be tried by this word. SHALL ABIDE IN HIM;...
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 I...
Abiding in Christ:...
“My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if anyone sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (JND). If we have seen some absolute, positive...
HIM: Or, it...
24-29 The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God, John 15:3; John 15:4. What value should we put upon gospel truth! Thereby the promise of etern...
OLBGrk; BUT THE ANOINTING WHICH YE HAVE RECEIVED: it is evident, that the ancient anointing of persons to some eminent office, was not a mere empty rite of investiture, or authorization, but also a sy...
1 John 2:27 But G2532 anointing G5545 which G3739 you G5210 received G2983 (G5627) from G575 Him G846 abides...
‘And as for you, the anointing which you received of him abides in you, and you need not that any one teach you, but as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and...
WARNING AGAINST FALSE RELIGION AND FALSE TEACHERS (1 JOHN 2:18). Having warned against the world which is under the control of the Evil One and will stultify their faith, John now warns against false...
1 John 2:26-27. The blessedness of ‘eternal life' has brought this sad protest against error to an end. But the writer's heart is lull, and he introduces a final exhortation and encouragement, in the...
First the apostle announces his message that God is light and only light (1 John 1:5). Then follows (down to chap. 1 John 2:2) a universal statement of the evangelical conditions of fellowship with Hi...
AND AS FOR YOU (κα υμεις). Prolepsis again as in verse 1 John 2:24.WHICH YE RECEIVED OF HIM (ο ελαβετε απ' αυτου). Second aorist active indicative of λαμβανω, a definite experience, this anointing...
1 John 2:1. _My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not._ For this we ought to watch and strive, that we sin not. 1 John 2:1. _And if any man sin-_ What then? Is it a hopele...
1 John 2:1. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our...
CONTENTS: Christ's advocacy for the believer. Tests of fellowship, obedience and love. Warning against worldliness and apostates. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, Satan, anti-christ. CONCLUSION: To kno...
1 John 2:2. _He is the propitiation for our sin:_ ιλασμος, a ram, or other victim offered as an atoning sacrifice for sin. On Genesis 15:9, the rabbins make a distinction between the heifer, the she g...
BUT AS FOR YOU. This verse does not teach a _continuous revelation_ (see Hebrews 1:1-2 and notes), nor that we are to be led by an _inner light._ It teaches that God makes available a _means_ for us t...
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 2:27 ANOINTING. See note on v. 20. This anointing ABIDES, giving Christians the discernment to recognize doctrinal error. no need that anyon
CHAPTER 2 VER. 1. _My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not._ At the end of the last chapter it was said that all who were grown up had sinned, either mortally as heathens, o...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ 1 John 2:24.—Omit “therefore. “WHICH YE HAVE HEARD.—Concerning Christ, and Christ’s truth, on the authority of His apostles. REMAIN … continue—In both cases prefer the...
EXPOSITION 1 JOHN 2:1, 1 JOHN 2:2 Moreover, walking in the light involves accepting the propitiation wrought through Jesus Christ the Righteous. The connexion with the preceding is close. We have ju...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to I John chapter 2. And we'll begin tonight at verse 1 John 2:12 where we left off last Sunday night. The book of I John is a book of proofs. It isn't what I say; it's...
1 Corinthians 2:13; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:21; 1 John 2:28; 1 John 3:24
Ye need not that any should teach you, save as that anointing teacheth you — Which is always the same, always consistent with itself. But this does not exclude our need of being taught by them who par...