Hello beloved!
Let us begin by looking at 1 John 2:1. It says,
As I began meditating on this Scripture, I was drawn to the word, "ADVOCATE", so I looked it up in the Strongs Concordance, and wonderfully enough, this word, "ADVOCATE" is the Greek word, "Parakletos", which means,
So, JESUS IS OUR ADVOCATE, our attorney for our defense against the result of our sinning. He assists us legally before Almighty God if we sin.
This word, "ADVOCATE" is only found 5 times in the New Testament. 1 John 2:1 is the first and the other four are found in John 14, 15, and 16.
John 14:16 says,
This is referring to the Holy Spirit and is the same Greek word, "Parakletos".
Thirdly, John 14:26 says,
Hallelujah! The Holy Spirit is not only our counsellor, but also our teacher.
The fourth Scripture about JESUS BEING OUR ADVOCATE is found in John 15:26. It says,
And lastly, we can find this word, "Parakletos" in John 16:7. It says,
So, we can see from all these amazing Scriptures that this word, "ADVOCATE" means lawyer, or one one who pleads our cause or case. Jesus acts as our lawyer, pleading our case before the Father. When we are tempted, if we sin, we can claim the promise of 1 John 1:9 that says,
It is quite obvious that God does not want us to sin because He says in 1 John 2:1,
We can conclude then that if we walked completely in the Word and in the love of God, we would not sin ~ What a glorious Church we can become!
In Hebrews 4:14 we read,
We have a High Priest Who also stands in this office as ADVOCATE, that we may...
1 John 2:2 states that,
Isn't that the best news you have ever heard? Because Jesus became our sacrifice, all we have to do is confess our sins and He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Thank You, Lord!
Jesus is my ADVOCATE,
Lisa Gordon
Gordon Ministries and Jesus City Church
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