As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him: "It," grammatically, must refer to "the anointing." "It" cannot be the Holy Spirit, as some teach, for the Holy Spirit is not an it; He is a He. Jesus repeatedly referred to Him by the personal pronoun "He" (John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:13-14). "Howbeit, when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you" (John 16:13-14). Christians should be careful to refer to the Holy Spirit by those pronouns that express His true character; He is not a glorified it, an indescribable force, or an impersonal principle. He is a person, a divine personality, and a member of the Godhead. The anointing, God’s word, has taught John’s readers something. He says, "Even as" or "just as" the anointment has taught you, continue to remain in Christ as your settled status in life. To put it another way, "Continue to make this area of activity, which is designated as ’in Christ,’ your permanent home just as the anointing of God’s word has instructed you from the beginning of your Christian life."