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140 "THIS MEANS EVERLASTING LIFE"
but because you know it, and because no lie originates
with the truth . These things I write you
about those who are trying to mislead you . And
as for you, the anointing that you received from
him remains in you, and you do not need anyone
to be teaching you ; but, as the anointing from
him is teaching you about all things, and is true
and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, remain
in union with him ." 1 John 2 :20,21,26,27,
NW They must be faithful, fearless preachers
of the truth before they can gain the covenanted
Kingdom .
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Before they were given the divine appoin
ment to announce his message they had to come
to a knowledge of the truth, to know what to announce.
Now that they have been ordained by
God, they must more diligently than ever study
God's Word under the guidance of his spirit of
truth in order to learn and preach the full counsel
of God, advancing the education of their listeners
with the advancement of the . truth Since
the ones anointed with the spirit are heirs of the
heavenly kingdom jointly with Christ Jesus, they,
like him, must fulfill the divine requirement of
kings of Israel. They must study God's Word and
abide by it, adding no contradictory doctrines to
it nor taking away any of its truths . Deuteronomy
17 :18-20 This is very necessary to the saving
of the preachers themselves as well as the savin
of those hearing them . "Continue applying yourself
to public reading, to exhortation, to teach-
12 . What are anointed preachers required to study?
Why so?