BEWARE OF TYPES OF ANOINTING THE BIBLE DOESN'T SAY THAT...

 ♫"Anointing of Boldness, Anointing of Conquest, Anointing of Multiplication"♪

Different “anointings” are famous in many 'Christian' churches and music in Brazil. The "anointing", for these people, would be a force coming from God, a divine help or empowerment and, depending on this force that God sends, you would be helped in some area of your life: Anointing of Courage, Anointing of Conquest, Anointing of Prosperity, Anointing of Joy, etc.

But... is that what the Bible tells us?

Of course God can help us in prosperity, or courage, health, joy, wisdom, anything. But nowhere does the Bible call this an "anointing".

Anointing, in the Bible, appears in two forms: Physical anointing, with oil (mainly in the Old Testament), which was used to demonstrate that someone was "set apart for God" with an office, such as priests and kings; and the spiritual Anointing, with the Holy Spirit, which is RECEIVING the Holy Spirit, in the New Testament.

"Anointing" means "The action or effect of anointing or anointing, with an oily substance, any part of the body." That is, to anoint means "to pour oil on someone." "Anointed Oil" would be a huge redundancy. It would be an "Oil that received oil". laughter

In the New Testament the Christian receives the Holy Spirit, who begins to take up residence in him - The Spirit is "poured out" on him, just as oil was done in the OT. So to receive the "anointing" in the NT is to receive the Holy Spirit and be an indwelling place - and nothing else! This anointing, this power, enables the Christian to deny the world, sin, and to want to please God alone.

"But he which confirmeth us with you in Christ, and which hath anointed us, is God, who also hath sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." 2 Corinthians 1:21,22

"And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things. And the anointing which you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone teach you; but as his anointing teaches you all things, and is true, and is not a lie, as she taught you, so you will abide in him."

1 John 2:20-27

Any anointing beyond that is "doctrine of men."

#FranciscoNetoABND

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