Lesson 54 August 24, 2003

Intro Review:

 

 

 

c. False claims as to its interpretation.

 

 



- Every P/T must: acquire invest provide

Skills nec. the time nec. the means, doc.

to study & to do an for the sheep to

work w/org. adequate job be good Bereans, to

text. interpreting verify teaching.


 

Rabbit trail!

There are those that hold that the H/S directly bypasses the human aspect, and they usually go to 1 John 2:27 and say see the Holy Spirit is my teacher I don't need to study.

Now, what does it mean that we have the Holy Spirit, what are the implications of that from what John is teaching here?

 

 

Basic Hermeneutics 101;

One passage cannot be interpreted to contradict another passage!

 

If this passage teaches that we need no human teachers only the H/S does that cause a contradiction in Scripture?

Acts 4:18; 5:42; 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28; Eph 4:11-12; Heb. 5:12; 2 Pet. 3:16

 

The Doctrine involved in this context!

1. The Holy Spirit is the believers only teacher of truth.

2. It is the Holy Spirit who brings conviction of sin.

This word is used in connection with 3 groups in the Bible.

#1 Work/ministry of the Holy Spirit John 16:8

#2 Word of God 2 Tim 3:15-16;

#3 of the P/T in his ministry of the Word 2 Tim 4:2; Titus 1:9

3. Holy Spirit uses tools in His work of teaching us.

a. The Word of God

b. He uses gifted men as teachers to provide the hearing!

1 Cor 2:12-13; Eph 4:11f

The Holy Spirit is the source, the Word of God is the means and gifted men are the agents making the means available whether in teaching or for conviction.

Notice the last phrase of 1 Jn 2:27

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.

Couple of principles we should learn from this part of the verse.

1. The ongoing teaching ministry of the H/S to the believer is always consistent with what the Spirit has already taught.

2. Therefore nothing that the H/S legitimately taught will be negated or denied by anything that He continues to teach.

3. What John is combating here is the revisions of doctrine brought in by the antichrist false teachers.

4. Today we have a great many claims to new insight into "truth", health and wealth prosperity gospel; spiritual warfare teachers who see a demon behind every problem re. sin in our lives; many forms of New Age mysticism presenting new insights into spiritual life.

5. Why are some Christians led astray by false teaching? They are not abiding in Him!