The anointing and Christian Believers

The anointing and Christian Believers

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From the previous you should be able to understand what it means to say, anointing by a christian. Let consider how Anointing works in the Christian Believer.

 All born again believers are kings and priests (Rev. 1:5-6; Pet. 2:9; Rom 5.17), and therefore, have the anointing. It starts at conversion, but must grow ( 2 Corinthians 2:20, 27).

In order to grow your level of anointing, a believer must adopt the following lifestyle

1. One of continuous filling (Eph. 5:18)

2. One of singing of spiritual songs (Eph. 5:19)

3. One of continuous thanksgiving (Eph. 5:20)

4. one of submission (Eph. 5:21)

5. One of living in the supernatural

6. One of holiness (Eph. 4:17ff)

How to Maintain the Anointing

1. Be full of the word (Col. 3:16; Acts 6:3)

2. Constant prayer and fasting (Eph. 6:19)

3. Constant fellowship (Heb. 10:25)

4. Remain in holiness (Eph. 4:17-32)

5. Endure hardships (2 Tim. 2:3)

6 Be careful of extravagance.

7. Don’t give in to "spiritual Fire extinguishers".

Slaying in the Spirit

1. Daniel was slain (Dan. 10:7-11, 15-17)

2. Jeremiah was slain (Jer. 20:8-9)

3. Paul was slain (Acts 9:3-9)

• The lives of these people were changed after being slain
• Paul received the baptism of the Holy Spirit 3 days after being slain so the slaying is different from the baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 9:17-19) 
• Don’t fall for the sake of falling
• The soldiers fell but woke up to crucify Jesus. They did not repent.

Three Kinds of Anointing

Ordinary or Customary Anointing: Where it was a Jewish
custom to wash and anoint the visitors feet as a welcome and
respect. In Luke 7:46, Jesus visited a rich man who failed to
wash and anoint His feet, but a sinful woman did it.

Medical Anointing: where people were anointed for medical purposes. (Isa. 1:6; Jam. 5:14).

Sacred or Spiritual Anointing: Where leaders were anointed into office. Aaron and his sons (Ex 28:40-41; 3O:22ff). Saul was also anointed (1 Sam 10:1-6).

Three Methods of Anointing

1.  Through the Application of Oil (Ex 30:22-33). It involves 5 ingredients;
a. Pure myrrh - 500 shekels (from thorny tree)
b. Sweet cinnamon - 250 shekels (distilled cinnamon)
c. Sweet calamus - 250 shekels (fragrance ginger
grass)
d. Cassia - 500 shekels (fragrance like cinnamon)
e. Olive oil - about 1 gallon (obtained after crushing
the fruit, heating it to remove the bitter taste)
» Not ordinary oil or make-up cosmetic oil but spiritual
anointing oil.

2. Through the Laying on of Hands: Moses laid hands on Joshua
(Deut 34:9)

3. Through the Holy Spirit: The first two methods were administered by man but the third one by Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

 In the New Testament God anoints the spirit and not the flesh.

The Purpose of the Anointing

1. To sanctify (set apart for a divine purpose or sen/ice) (Lev. 8:11-12)

2. To dedicate (Ex. 30:22-32)

3. To teach us (1 Jn. 2:27)

4. To define one’s ministry. That is, Jesus' ministry (Lk. 4:18) (5-
fold)

5. To empower (Acts 1:8)

6. To sustain us in trials (Lk. 4:1)

7. To break yokes (Isa. 10:27) 

God’s Responsibility to His Anointed

1. Gocl speaks to His anointed (Isa. 45:1)

2. God is the saving strength of His anointed (Ps. 28:23)

3. God helps saves the anointed (Ps. 20:6)