30 Aug 2012
I John 2:20
I John 2:20: “But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”
In other words – much to the dismay of Catholics everywhere – we do not need a special group of priests to interpret the Bible for us! We do not need the Pope to tell us what the Bible actually says. We have an unction from the Holy One. The Holy Spirit will guide us into the truth. Despite what Catholics will try to tell you, the Bible is not a sealed book that can only be interpreted by a select few. It is open to all who believe. Those who seek understanding need only to ask God for wisdom, and He will grant it. If we seek the truth we will find it, if we seek it with all our heart.
This concept is emphasized again a few verses later:
I John 2:27: “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”
This verse is saying that we don’t need priests or clergy to interpret the Bible for us – we can (and should!) read it for ourselves. This idea that only a select few can interpret the Bible is completely unbiblical. If you want to know what the Bible says, don’t go to the Vatican and ask them. Read it for yourself.