If We Have the Holy Spirit, Do We Need Other Teachers?

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 28 January 2016

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

God has granted us his word and his Spirit to guide us into all truth. Does that mean we don’t really need anyone to teach or instruct us in the ways of the faith.

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0:00.0	Podcast listener, Roscoe from Tennessee writes,
0:08.0	Hi, Pastor John, I love the podcast and enjoy the little tidbits I receive from you as you proclaim God's Word.
0:13.5	My question is quite simple.
0:15.1	What is the Apostle John imply or mean when he states in 1st John,
0:18.7	chapter 2, verses 26 to 27, this,
0:22.5	but you have received the Holy Spirit and he lives within you so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true.
0:29.1	For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know and what he teaches is true.
0:33.5	It is not a lie.
0:35.0	So just as he taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ and quote is from the new living translation.
0:42.1	What does this mean for average Christians and for our Bible reading?
0:45.5	Is this a charge not to listen to teachers?
0:48.1	Are we given a new empowerment in our Bible reading?
0:51.2	P.S., I listen to and appreciate my pastor.
0:55.0	He's a fine man of God.
0:56.7	Pastor John, what would you say to Roscoe?
0:59.1	Okay, let's walk through the text and let the context help us out here.
1:08.4	Admittedly, it does sound strange to hear John say in 1st John 227,
1:16.6	you have no need that anyone should teach you.
1:22.1	It sounds strange because himself is at that moment doing a kind of teaching.
1:28.2	And it's not strange because Jesus commanded us to teach the nations all things and it's not strange because teaching is a spiritual gift from God,
1:37.4	which he would want us to use and on and on.
1:39.8	The reasons why it would sound strange is are many.
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