[A little brother]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

The false teaching some believed was that Jesus did not come in the flesh (1 John 2:19). The necessary teaching for salvation is that Christ came in the flesh. Those who denied this about Christ also denied the Father ( 1 John 2:22). Some left because they were deceived that Jesus did not come in the flesh (1 John 2:19, 1 John 2:22-23) because they did not truly have the anointing. He means that he is confident that the rest who have not left won't be deceived and leave because they have the anointing which keeps them safe. The anointing gives them the right understanding of Jesus Christ as one who came in the flesh. It is in this sense that the anointing of the Spirit teaches them all necessary things about Christ and protects them from being deceived.

I still do not quite understand your concept on salvation. What do you mean by "the necessary teaching for salvation"? Is knowing this teaching a necessary condition of salvation? If it is specifically on one teaching (Christ came in flesh), how comes it became all things in verse 27? What are the things?

Originally Posted by Evangelical

To put this in more practical terms - of those who have left the recovery, some might have denied that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, and others continue to believe that Jesus Christ came in the flesh. The difference between the two is that one has the anointing and the other doesn't.

For those who have left the recovery and have denied that Jesus Christ came in the flesh, are they not truly saved? Even though they have called "On Lord Jesus" a thousand times?