Mike,

1Jn 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.

Are these the same saints taught by the apostles in Acts in the scripture which says the apostles taught daily in the courtyard?

Thank you, P____

Hi, P​____,

Thank you for your question. Your question concerned these verses:

1Jn 2:26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
1Jn 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.

The very first thing I want to point out is that the apostle John is teaching us “concerning them that seduce you”. He is not saying that God has not “placed… teachers… in the church” (1Co 12:28).

You ask:

“Are these the same saints taught by the apostles in Acts in the scripture which says the apostles taught daily in the courtyard?”

This is the only verse I could find with my e-sword which has both words ‘daily’ and ‘teach’ in it:

Act 5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

I could not find a verse with both words ‘daily’ and ‘saints’ in it, so I cannot answer your question with any certainty. I am not aware of a verse that has the phrase “apostles taught daily in the courtyard”.

I did find a verse which specifically stated that Christ, “taught daily in the temple”:

Luk 19:47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

And:

Mar 14:49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.

Nevertheless, assuming you are referring to Act 5:42, the answer would be that it is possible that someone being taught by the apostles in the temple was a New Testament ‘saint’, as well as an Old Testament ‘saint’.

Remember, the Old Testament definition of a ‘saint’ was simply being a physically circumcised descendant of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. Notice how this is made clear:

Deu 33:3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
Deu 33:4 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

Heb 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Christ Himself told the Samaritan woman:

Joh 4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
Joh 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. [“spiritual… Jew” Rom 2:28-29]
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Now the definition of a ‘saint’ has changed from being a physical Jew, or a physical descendant of Israel to this:

Rom 2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
Rom 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

I hope this has answered your question satisfactorily. It is possible that there were converted Jews reading the epistles of John. But it is the unconverted, whether Jew or Gentile, John refers to when teaching us that we have no need to be taught of “men”. In the New Testament, the word “men” often refers to unconverted, carnal, deceivers, who have no love of the truth.

Notice how Christ uses this same word ‘men’:

Mat 10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

Paul uses this same word in the same way:

Col 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

The apostle Peter uses this word in the same way:

1Pe 2:4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

The word ‘man’, or ‘men’, when used by itself in the New Testament is contrasted with “men of God… holy men… young men… old men”, etc.

“The sum of [God’s] word” teaches us that God has indeed placed ‘teachers… in the church”:

1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Your brother in Christ, Mike