Witness of the Spirit; Unction of the Spirit

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o. Witness of the Spirit. “The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” (, R. V.).

The law states that in the mouth of shall the truth be declared. Thus, we have the two witnesses who declare that we are the children of God. They are the , and . How does the Holy Spirit bear witness to our salvation? Through the Word. How does our spirit bear witness? By feeling, or conscience? No. Feelings are deceiving. Our spirit bears witness by faith in God’s Word. God’s Word declares our salvation when we trust Christ; we believe it. Therefore, the Spirit bears witness “together with” our spirit.

p. As to the Unction of the Spirit. “Ye have an from the Holy One, and ye know all things...But the which ye 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 in truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him” ().

The words “unction” and “anointing” are the same in the Greek. “Anointing” in the Scriptures, whether in the Old or New Testament, was for some . Kings and priests were anointed for their special service. Christ was anointed (). The very name “Christ” means “.” He was anointed (for the past); (for the present); (for the future). The believer in Christ receives his anointing for service when he is : “Ye have received.” The anointing of the Spirit is not for a . All believers are anointed: “Ye have received.” The Spirit’s anointing is : “abideth in you.” There is no place in the Scriptures where one receives a . False religions may try to turn you away from Christ, to induce you away from your faith; but you, upon hearing their inducements, do not yield, because you have the unction of the Spirit. “And ye need not that any man teach you.”


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