1 John 2:26-29
I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. But the anointing that you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in Him.
And now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears we may have confidence and not shrink from Him in shame at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him. (ESV)
1. The Caution against the Gnostic, Antichrist Apostates
• John’s reason for writing: to warn against those trying to deceive.
• The antichrist spirit that continued to threaten the churches after
the false teachers left.
2. The Counsel to the Godly, Apostolic, Abiders
2.1 The Counsel on True Christian Anointing
• True Believers Have an Anointing
• This Anointing They Received from God
• This Anointing Abides in Them
• This Anointing is Sufficient
2.2 The Call to True Christian Abiding
• The Confidence Gained in True Christian Abiding
• The Confirmation of True Christian Abiding