1 John 2:20

But as for you, the Holy One has anointed you, and you all know the truth.
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Treated in 18 passages across the library.

  1. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of the things wherein we have communion with the Holy Ghost cites 1 John ii. 20

    …the Spirit, 2 Cor. i. 21. We have “an unction from the Holy One, and we know all things,” 1 John ii. 20, 27. I cannot intend to run this expression up into its rise and original; also, I have…

  2. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites 1 John 2:20

    …in the faith says, “Ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things:” (1 John 2:20:) The answer is plain: “Ye know all things that are needful for your souls’ health.” [cf.…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 John 2: 20

    …work of the Spirit, have we had the healing work? ‘Ye have an unction from the Holy One.’ 1 John 2: 20. The Spirit, where it is, stamps the impress of its own holiness upon the heart; it…

  4. The Holy Spirit, or Power from on High · A. B. Simpson

    The Holy Spirit in the First Epistle of John cites 1 John 2:20

    …and is truth and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him." 1 John 2:20, 27. We have previously referred to the symbol of oil, and the figure of anointing, with…

  5. Communion with God · John Owen

    Of communion with Christ in a conjugal relation, in its consequential affections cites 1 John ii. 20

    …Christ, 1 John ii. 27, “We have an unction from the Holy One, and we know all things,” 1 John ii. 20. Now, the things which in this communion Christ reveals to them that he delights in, may…

  6. Ever-Increasing Faith · Smith Wigglesworth

    The Gift of Tongues cites 1 John 2:20

    …unknown tongue to edify myself, so that, after being edified, I can edify the church. In 1 John 2:20 we read, “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.” In verse 27…

  7. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Unction from the Holy One cites 1 John ii. 20

    …all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, ye abide in Him.’—1 John ii. 20, 27. In the revelation by Moses of God’s Holiness and His way of making holy, the…

  8. The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds · Ochorus Originals

    The Real Sermon Is Made in the Closet cites 1 JOHN 2:20

    …and change lives. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 1 JOHN 2:20 His conclusion was blunt: “Prayer, much prayer, is the price of preaching unction.” It is…

  9. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 15 — Three Things Briefly to Be Regarded in Christ cites 1 John 2:20

    …Spirit and his gifts by the term “unction” is not new, and ought not to seem absurd (see 1 John 2:20, 27), because this is the only quarter from which we derive life; but especially in what…

  10. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. Gracious affections do arise from the mind's being enlightened, richly and spiritually to understand or apprehend divine things cites 1 John 2:20

    …thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee;” compared with 1 John 2:20, “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.” Spiritual…

  11. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites 1 John 2:20

    …descending on him like a dove, so Christians also “have an anointing from the Holy One,” 1 John 2:20, 27. And they are anointed with the same oil; it is the same “precious ointment on the…

  12. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Holiness of God cites I John 2:20

    …is the sending of the Spirit into the world for, but to anoint us with the holy unction? I John 2:20. What are all afflictions for, but to make us partakers of God’s holiness? Heb 12:20.…

  13. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Trinity cites 1 John 2:20

    …is in the hearts of believers. This is that blessed Spirit who gives us the holy unction. 1 John 2:20. Though Christ merits grace for us, it is the Holy Ghost that works it in us. Though…

  14. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ's Priestly Office cites I John 2:20

    …them righteous. (2.) The unction of the Spirit. ‘Ye have an unction from the Holy One.’ I John 2:20. This unction or anointing is nothing else but the work of sanctification in the heart…

  15. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Effectual Calling cites I John 2:20

    …anointed with the consecrating oil of the Spirit. ‘Ye have an unction from the Holy One.’ I John 2:20. (2.) God calls them to glory, as if a man were called out of a prison to sit upon a…

  16. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Sanctification cites I John 2:20

    …distinguishes God’s people from others. ‘Ye have received an unction from the Holy One.’ I John 2:20. (6.) It is as great a shame to have the name of a Christian, yet want sanctity, as to…

  17. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Holy Spirit as a Teacher cites 1 John 2:20-27

    …first instance to the Apostles, but the Apostles themselves applied it to all believers (1 John 2:20-27). It is the privilege of each believer in Jesus Christ, even the humblest, to be “taught…

  18. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites 1 John 2:20-27

    …truth of God, but to have a Divine Teacher to daily teach him the truth he needs to know (1 John 2:20-27). The Holy Spirit is also represented as the Leader and Guide of the children of God. We…

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