And as has been my norm I will use the ESV translation for all of this. And should the Spirit of Christ, the LORD, within me provide more insight of Himself, I will add it. For I walk by His faith which strengthens me through grace and provides His Life and Light within me. I have been highlighting the references to the anointing of the Anointed One which is Christ in man, as the He, Him or His as used in scripture. Because when we choose to walk in agreement to His Logos (Christ) which is in us, rather than His Rhema (this is to say naught or nothing, of religions use in common language), we are One with Him. We now being spiritual men wherein there is neither man or woman but all is spirit as in the beginning. For Spirit has begotten spirit through the circumcision of heart and marriage of agreement to walk by faith in grace.
The Warning:
Deuteronomy 18:15-22 "The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, 'Let me (us) not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.' And the LORD said to me, 'They are right in what they have spoken. For I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put My words in His mouth, and He will speak to them all that I command Him. And whoever will not listen to My words that He will speak in My name, I Myself will require it of him (the Christ of Logos). For the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die.' And if you say in your heart, 'How may we know the word that the LORD has not spoken?'— when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word that the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously (rhena). You need not be afraid of him."
1Corinthians 12:1-3 "Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed (that is to say is rhema, a religious ban, this is say excommunicated)!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord (this is Logos, the Word of John 1:1 which is Christ the anointed or God in man)" except in (by) the Holy Spirit."
The references of Logos, G3056 or LORD and Word and rhema, G4487 or accursed are taken from the Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary.
Now for the commentaries John Giles first and then Adam Clarke's.
1 Corinthians 12:3
"Wherefore I give you to understand,.... Or "I make known to you;" what I am about to say are certain truths, and to be depended on, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed; or "anathema," as did the unconverted Gentiles, who knew nothing of Jesus but by report; which report they had from the Hebrew elites, His enemies; and by that report He appeared to them to be a very wicked and detestable person, who was put to death by the means of His own countrymen, was hanged upon a tree, and so to be counted and called accursed: the apostle seems to have reference to the sense these Corinthians had of Jesus, and what they called Him before their conversion; whence it appeared that they spoke not by, nor were they possessed of the Spirit of GOD then, and therefore their having of Him now was an instance of pure grace; or else respect is had to the Hebrew elites, who not only, while Jesus was living, blasphemed Him, but continued to call Him accursed after His death, while they were in their own land; and after the destruction of their city and temple, with the turning of their beloved land to desolation and destruction as being defiled, they continued, as Justin Martyr observes (a) to Trypho the Jew, to "curse" Christ, and them that believed in Him; and to this day privately call Him by such names as will hardly bear to be mentioned, were it not for the explanation of such a passage: thus they (b) call Him ישו־עות, "Jesus the perverse", or He that perverted the law of God; and "Jesu", the name they commonly give Him, they say is the abbreviation of ימח שמו וזכרו, "let His name and memory be blotted out"; and which they sometimes explain by שקר ותועבה "Jesu is a lie, and an abomination: they call Him a strange god, and vanity" (c), and often by the name of תלוי (d), "one that was hanged", and so with them accursed; and which seems to be the name the Jews, in the apostle's time, given Him, and to which he here refers. Now, as in the former verse He may have regard for the Gentiles, so in this to the Hebrews in this church, who, before conversion, had so called Christ, when it was plain they had not the Spirit of GOD then, or they could not have so called Him; and therefore if they were partakers of Him now, they ought to admire divine grace, and not glory in themselves, and over others. Dr. Lightfoot thinks, that Jewish exorcists who strolled about, and pretended to do miracles by the Holy Ghost, and yet called Jesus "anathema", are meant, of whom the Corinthians might assure themselves that they did not speak, nor act, nor were acted by the Spirit of GOD. The words may be applied to all such as detest and deny the doctrines (teachings) of Christ, respecting His person and office; as that He is come in the flesh, is the true Messiah, the Son of GOD, truly and properly GOD; that His death is a proper sacrifice, and full satisfaction for sin; and that justification is by His imputed righteousness: without any breach of charity it may be said, such persons do in effect call Jesus accursed, nullifying His person, sufferings, and death, as to the dignity and efficacy of them; and cannot be thought to have, and speak by, the Spirit of GOD, Who if they had Him, would teach them otherwise. Moreover, as the word "anathema" here used answers to חרם, "Cherem", a form of religious excommunication among the elite Jews; it may be truly said that such call Jesus accursed, or "anathema", who, if I may be allowed the expression, excommunicated Him out of their sermons and faith; these crucify Him afresh, trample Him under foot, count His blood as a common thing, and do malice to His Spirit; and therefore cannot be thought to have Him, and speak by Him.
And that no man can say that Jesus is the LORD, but by the Holy Ghost; or Jehovah; which, with the elite Jews, was a name ineffable, to which the apostle might have respect. Christ is LORD and Master of all, of angels, good and bad; of men, righteous and wicked; of the chief among men, the kings, princes, and lords of the earth; as He is GOD by right of nature, and as Creator of them by virtue of that; and because of His providential power and influence in the government and law of the universe; He is LORD of Lords, His church and people, by the Father's gift of them to Him; by His espousal of them to Himself and of Himself; by the purchase of His blood; and by the conquests of His grace; and as appears by the various relations He stands in to them, as Father, husband, head, King, and Master. Now, though a man may historically say all this, as the devils may, and hypocritically, as formal professors and foolish virgins do now, and will at the last day; and as all men then will by force, whether they will or not, confess that Jesus is LORD and Christ, who have not the Spirit of God; yet no man can call Him his LORD, can appropriate Him to himself truly and really, as his LORD, Savior, and Redeemer, as David, Thomas, the Apostle Paul, and others have done; but by the Spirit; since such an appropriation includes spiritual knowledge of Christ, strong affection to Him; faith of interest in Him, an hearty profession and confession (witness) of Him, and sincere subjection to Him; all which cannot be without the Spirit of GOD: for He is the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him; and true love is Christ, is a genuine fruit of His; faith is Christ, is entirely of His operation; and a subjection to the righteousness of Christ, and to His ordinances, is through the influence of His grace; and it is owing to His witnessing's that any can truly, and in faith, claim their interest in Him. Upon the whole, the apostle's sense is, let a man pretend to what he will, if he does not love Jesus the Christ, and believe Him, he is destitute of His Spirit; and whoever loves Christ, and believes Him, and can call Him his LORD in faith and fear (reverence, revere of and highly respect Him above all others), however mean otherwise His gifts may be, he is a partaker of the Spirit of GOD."
(a) Dialog. cum Tryph. p. 335. (b) Buxtorf. Abbrev. p. 10. (c) Buxtorf. Abbrev. p. 101, 102, 103. (d) Ib. Lex. Talmud. col. 2596. ---Written by John Giles.
"Wherefore I give you to understand,.... Or "I make known to you;" what I am about to say are certain truths, and to be depended on, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed; or "anathema," as did the unconverted Gentiles, who knew nothing of Jesus but by report; which report they had from the Hebrew elites, His enemies; and by that report He appeared to them to be a very wicked and detestable person, who was put to death by the means of His own countrymen, was hanged upon a tree, and so to be counted and called accursed: the apostle seems to have reference to the sense these Corinthians had of Jesus, and what they called Him before their conversion; whence it appeared that they spoke not by, nor were they possessed of the Spirit of GOD then, and therefore their having of Him now was an instance of pure grace; or else respect is had to the Hebrew elites, who not only, while Jesus was living, blasphemed Him, but continued to call Him accursed after His death, while they were in their own land; and after the destruction of their city and temple, with the turning of their beloved land to desolation and destruction as being defiled, they continued, as Justin Martyr observes (a) to Trypho the Jew, to "curse" Christ, and them that believed in Him; and to this day privately call Him by such names as will hardly bear to be mentioned, were it not for the explanation of such a passage: thus they (b) call Him ישו־עות, "Jesus the perverse", or He that perverted the law of God; and "Jesu", the name they commonly give Him, they say is the abbreviation of ימח שמו וזכרו, "let His name and memory be blotted out"; and which they sometimes explain by שקר ותועבה "Jesu is a lie, and an abomination: they call Him a strange god, and vanity" (c), and often by the name of תלוי (d), "one that was hanged", and so with them accursed; and which seems to be the name the Jews, in the apostle's time, given Him, and to which he here refers. Now, as in the former verse He may have regard for the Gentiles, so in this to the Hebrews in this church, who, before conversion, had so called Christ, when it was plain they had not the Spirit of GOD then, or they could not have so called Him; and therefore if they were partakers of Him now, they ought to admire divine grace, and not glory in themselves, and over others. Dr. Lightfoot thinks, that Jewish exorcists who strolled about, and pretended to do miracles by the Holy Ghost, and yet called Jesus "anathema", are meant, of whom the Corinthians might assure themselves that they did not speak, nor act, nor were acted by the Spirit of GOD. The words may be applied to all such as detest and deny the doctrines (teachings) of Christ, respecting His person and office; as that He is come in the flesh, is the true Messiah, the Son of GOD, truly and properly GOD; that His death is a proper sacrifice, and full satisfaction for sin; and that justification is by His imputed righteousness: without any breach of charity it may be said, such persons do in effect call Jesus accursed, nullifying His person, sufferings, and death, as to the dignity and efficacy of them; and cannot be thought to have, and speak by, the Spirit of GOD, Who if they had Him, would teach them otherwise. Moreover, as the word "anathema" here used answers to חרם, "Cherem", a form of religious excommunication among the elite Jews; it may be truly said that such call Jesus accursed, or "anathema", who, if I may be allowed the expression, excommunicated Him out of their sermons and faith; these crucify Him afresh, trample Him under foot, count His blood as a common thing, and do malice to His Spirit; and therefore cannot be thought to have Him, and speak by Him.
And that no man can say that Jesus is the LORD, but by the Holy Ghost; or Jehovah; which, with the elite Jews, was a name ineffable, to which the apostle might have respect. Christ is LORD and Master of all, of angels, good and bad; of men, righteous and wicked; of the chief among men, the kings, princes, and lords of the earth; as He is GOD by right of nature, and as Creator of them by virtue of that; and because of His providential power and influence in the government and law of the universe; He is LORD of Lords, His church and people, by the Father's gift of them to Him; by His espousal of them to Himself and of Himself; by the purchase of His blood; and by the conquests of His grace; and as appears by the various relations He stands in to them, as Father, husband, head, King, and Master. Now, though a man may historically say all this, as the devils may, and hypocritically, as formal professors and foolish virgins do now, and will at the last day; and as all men then will by force, whether they will or not, confess that Jesus is LORD and Christ, who have not the Spirit of God; yet no man can call Him his LORD, can appropriate Him to himself truly and really, as his LORD, Savior, and Redeemer, as David, Thomas, the Apostle Paul, and others have done; but by the Spirit; since such an appropriation includes spiritual knowledge of Christ, strong affection to Him; faith of interest in Him, an hearty profession and confession (witness) of Him, and sincere subjection to Him; all which cannot be without the Spirit of GOD: for He is the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him; and true love is Christ, is a genuine fruit of His; faith is Christ, is entirely of His operation; and a subjection to the righteousness of Christ, and to His ordinances, is through the influence of His grace; and it is owing to His witnessing's that any can truly, and in faith, claim their interest in Him. Upon the whole, the apostle's sense is, let a man pretend to what he will, if he does not love Jesus the Christ, and believe Him, he is destitute of His Spirit; and whoever loves Christ, and believes Him, and can call Him his LORD in faith and fear (reverence, revere of and highly respect Him above all others), however mean otherwise His gifts may be, he is a partaker of the Spirit of GOD."
(a) Dialog. cum Tryph. p. 335. (b) Buxtorf. Abbrev. p. 10. (c) Buxtorf. Abbrev. p. 101, 102, 103. (d) Ib. Lex. Talmud. col. 2596. ---Written by John Giles.
1 Corinthians 12:3
"No man speaking by the Spirit of GOD - It was granted on all hands that there could be no faith without Divine inspiration, because GOD alone, could make His will (plan and purpose) known to men: hence heathenism's religion pretends to this inspiration; Judaism had it in the Law and the Prophets; and it is the very essence of the Christian faith, a love relationship. The heathen religion's priests and priestesses pretended to receive, by inspiration from their god, the answers which they gave to their votaries. And as far as the people believed their pretensions, so far they were led by their teaching.
Both Judaism and heathenism are full of expectations of a future teacher and deliverer; and to this person, especially among the elite Jews, the Spirit in all the prophets gave witness, though in most instances it was camouflaged to them because of their unbelief and pride. This was the Anointed One, the Messiah Who was manifested in the person of Jesus of Nazareth; and Him the elite Jews rejected, though He proved His Divine mission both by His doctrines and His miracles. But as He did not come as they fancied He would - as a mighty secular conqueror, they not only rejected but blasphemed Him; and persons among them professing to be spiritual men, and under the influence of the Spirit of God, did so. But as the Holy Spirit, through all the Law and the Prophets gave Testimony to the Messiah, and as Jesus proved Himself to be the promised Christ both by His miracles and doctrines, no man under the inspiration of the Divine Spirit could say to Him anathema - you art a deceiver, and a person worthy of death, etc., as the elite Jews did: therefore the Hebrews were no longer under the inspiration of the Spirit of GOD. This appears to be the meaning of the apostle in this place. No man speaking by the Spirit, etc.
And that no man can say that Jesus is the LORD - Nor can we demonstrate this person to be the Messiah and the Savior of men, but by the Holy Ghost, enabling us to speak with divers tongues, to work miracles; He attesting the truth of our doctrines to them that hear, by enlightening their hearts and minds, changing their hearts, and filling them with the peace with and love of GOD." ---Written by Adam Clarke.
Both of these insights gives to us a more correct understanding of the anointing that we acquire of GOD's Spirit restored to us, as prayed by the LORD-Christ through Jesus' lips as recorded by John in his synoptic epistle of John book 17. By the above quotes and indeed our outlines of study, we have learned that the Jewish religion and that of this world, is in Anathema or in rhema a religious ban, excommunicated from the kingdom of God.
"No man speaking by the Spirit of GOD - It was granted on all hands that there could be no faith without Divine inspiration, because GOD alone, could make His will (plan and purpose) known to men: hence heathenism's religion pretends to this inspiration; Judaism had it in the Law and the Prophets; and it is the very essence of the Christian faith, a love relationship. The heathen religion's priests and priestesses pretended to receive, by inspiration from their god, the answers which they gave to their votaries. And as far as the people believed their pretensions, so far they were led by their teaching.
Both Judaism and heathenism are full of expectations of a future teacher and deliverer; and to this person, especially among the elite Jews, the Spirit in all the prophets gave witness, though in most instances it was camouflaged to them because of their unbelief and pride. This was the Anointed One, the Messiah Who was manifested in the person of Jesus of Nazareth; and Him the elite Jews rejected, though He proved His Divine mission both by His doctrines and His miracles. But as He did not come as they fancied He would - as a mighty secular conqueror, they not only rejected but blasphemed Him; and persons among them professing to be spiritual men, and under the influence of the Spirit of God, did so. But as the Holy Spirit, through all the Law and the Prophets gave Testimony to the Messiah, and as Jesus proved Himself to be the promised Christ both by His miracles and doctrines, no man under the inspiration of the Divine Spirit could say to Him anathema - you art a deceiver, and a person worthy of death, etc., as the elite Jews did: therefore the Hebrews were no longer under the inspiration of the Spirit of GOD. This appears to be the meaning of the apostle in this place. No man speaking by the Spirit, etc.
And that no man can say that Jesus is the LORD - Nor can we demonstrate this person to be the Messiah and the Savior of men, but by the Holy Ghost, enabling us to speak with divers tongues, to work miracles; He attesting the truth of our doctrines to them that hear, by enlightening their hearts and minds, changing their hearts, and filling them with the peace with and love of GOD." ---Written by Adam Clarke.
Both of these insights gives to us a more correct understanding of the anointing that we acquire of GOD's Spirit restored to us, as prayed by the LORD-Christ through Jesus' lips as recorded by John in his synoptic epistle of John book 17. By the above quotes and indeed our outlines of study, we have learned that the Jewish religion and that of this world, is in Anathema or in rhema a religious ban, excommunicated from the kingdom of God.
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