The anointed person belonged to God in a special sense. The phrases, "the Lord's anointed", "God's anointed", "My anointed", "Your anointed", or "His anointed" are used of Saul - 1Sam. 26:9,11 - David - 2Sam. 22:51 - and Solomon. - 2Chr.6:42 - Priests, kings and prophets were anointed. Oil was poured on the head of the person being anointed. - Ex.29:7 - Kings were set apart through the ritual of anointing which was performed by a prophet who acted in God's power and authority. - 1Sam. 15:1 - The Old Testament also records two instances of the anointing of a prophet. - 1Kin. 19:16; Is. 61:1 -

In the New Testament all who are Christ's disciples are said to be anointed; they are God's very own, set apart and commissioned for service.
Remember it is God himself who assures us all, and you, of our standing in Christ, and has anointed us, marking us with his seal and giving us the pledge, the Spirit, that we carry in our hearts. - 2Cor. 1:21-22 -

Jesus the Messiah is described as "anointed". This description is found in the psalms of the Old Testament which prophesy the coming of Christ and in the preaching of the apostle Peter in the Book of the Acts of the Apostles.Anointing was frequently used in connection with healing. The Holy Spirit's activities in a believer's life are pictured in terms associated with anointing. Jesus' disciples anointed the sick.

So they set off to preach repentance; and they cast out many devils and anointed many sick people with oil and cured them. - Mark 6:12-13 - James instructed the elders of the church to anoint the sick with oil in the name of the Lord and pray over him. - James 5:14 - This anointing was for the purpose of healing.

Anointing in the New Testament also refers to the anointing of the Holy Spirit which brings understanding and knowledge.

Those rivals of Christ came out of our own number but they had never really belonged; if they had belonged, they would have stayed with us;
but they left us, to prove that not one of them
ever belonged to us.
But you have been anointed by the Holy One,
and have all received the knowledge. - 1John 2:19-20 -

But you have not lost the anointing that he gave you,
and you do not need anyone to teach you;
the anointing he gave teaches you everything:
you are anointed with the truth, not with a lie,
and as it has taught you, so you must stay in him. - 1John 2:27 -

This anointing is not only for kings, priests and prophets; it is for everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ. The anointing occurs physically with a substance such as oil, myrrh, or balsam. But this is also a spiritual anointing, as the Holy Spirit anoints a person's heart and mind with the love and truth of God.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.


HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -