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1 John 2:20

But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

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I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no ° lie is of the truth.

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Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is ° the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

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Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

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Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

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And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

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These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

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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 hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

1 John 2:20

2:20 unction. “Unction” is actually “anointing.” When he accepts Christ, each believer is anointed as a priest (I Peter 2:9) by the Holy Spirit. See I John 2:27.

1 John 2:20

2:20 ye know all. This could be read as “ye all know” things, as needed, in Christ.

1 John 2:22

2:22 antichrist. Anyone who denies the Father, the Son, or that Jesus is the promised Messiah is an antichrist. This would include the doctrines of special creation by God as Creator and His special incarnation in His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 John 2:27

2:27 anointing. See I John 2:20. The anointing we have received from the Holy Spirit never needs to be repeated, for it abides in us and we shall abide in Him.

1 John 2:27

2:27 teach you. This in no way denigrates the value of God-called teachers (note Ephesians 4:11; Acts 13:1), but does indicate that each believer is capable and responsible to study the Word for himself or herself. The Holy Spirit inspired the Scriptures, and has anointed and indwells each believer, who therefore does not need other believers to tell him what to believe. He can certainly request and receive help from others, but in the last analysis he is able and responsible to know and believe the truth himself. Otherwise, he may not end up as a “workman that needeth not to be ashamed” (II Timothy 2:15) when the Lord comes (I John 2:28).

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