Our Only Defender!
"My little children, these things I write to you,
so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins,
we have an Advocate with the Father,
Jesus
Christ the righteous."
1 John 2:1
When job hunters prepare a résumé, they include
this phrase: “References available upon request.”
Instead references, the word advocates could be
used. An advocate is someone who speaks on
another person’s behalf.
The apostle John wrote that Christians, when they sin,
have an advocate who will speak on their behalf before
the Father: “Jesus Christ the
righteous.”
Why would we need such an advocate?
Because Satan stands ready to accuse
us of being unworthy of salvation
because of our sin.
Defense Christ brings before the Father
is that “He Himself is the propitiation
[the payment] for our sins”
(1 John 2:2).
When you sin, confess it to God and know that
Jesus Christ pleads your case before the Father
assuring that you are forgiven.
"I will glory not because I am
clear of sin, but because
my
sins are forgiven."
Ambrose
