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What A Friend!Righteous Advocate, Perfect
Propitiation
2:1,2
Christians aren’t sinless… …but are
called to sin lessWhy Doesn’t God take away
the desire to sin?1) The struggle matures us
2) The struggle causes us to depend on God’s grace
3) We would trust in self
Sin
Thankful for God’s grace
Sin
DespairWorthless
creature
Unworthy but not worthless
Made Worth
y!
The Place of our Friend“But if anybody does
sin”Why Christians don’t sin
Why, Christians do sin!
Despair???????
The Place of our Friend
“We have one who speaks to the Father
on our behalf”Advocate, comforter, patron,
a friend & helper, pleads, counselor,
speaks on our behalfParakletos:
one who is called alongside
Advocate
Continuous – Every minute
Jesus – face to face with God
Satan the Accuser – Rev. 12:10,11
The Advocate: “washed clean”
The Person of our Friend
on Jesus
“Jesus Christ, the Righteous One”
“Jesus…tempted in every way, just as we are…”
Heb. 4:15
The Person of our Friend
“Jesus Christ, the Righteous One”
“Anointed One”It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down on the collar of his
robe Psalms 133:2
Priest and King!Friend – John 15:14,15
The Person of our Friend
“Jesus Christ, the Righteous One”
“Jesus Christ Righteous”Title & description
Righteous: Every thought & action right
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the
Father’s side, he has made him known. John 1:18
The Propitiation of our Friend
“He is the atoning sacrifice
for our sins”Atonement, propitiation, offering,
sacrifice, the way our sins are taken away, payment for our sin,
reconciliation for our sins, expiation, atoning sacrifice for our
sins.Wrath of God
The Propitiation of our Friend
Wrath of God
The horribleness of all sins
Someone must pay the penalty – and no man can.
The Propitiation of our Friend
Propitiation means appeasement
Sacrifice in order to appease the gods
We cannot appease God’s wrath so he takes the
punishment on Himself
Revelation 5:1-14
