Martyn Lloyd-Jones taught, "We have been anointed and been set apart; we have received this unction, and it has given us this understanding of truth which enables us to say that 'we have the mind of Christ" (1 Corinthians 2:16). That is your anointing.
"But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you" (1 John 2:27). Your anointing is the Holy Spirit abiding in you as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. The word Christ means "anointed one." Christ abides in you and every believer, through the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
The anointing of the Holy Spirit abides in you to teach you (1 John 2:27). He teaches you according to Holy Scripture, inspired of the Holy Spirit. According to the New Testament, you are taught by God. Jesus said, "It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me" (John 6:45).
Certainly, God uses people to teach us, such as evangelists, pastors, and other teachers. However, we are all dependent upon the anointing of the Holy Spirit to teach us. Both teachers and those who are taught must depend upon the anointing of the Holy Spirit to understand the truth.
