What the Bible says about Jesus Christ as Advocate
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Romans 5:10 We are saved—receive salvation—by a living Jesus Christ! After He died, God the Father raised Him from the dead. Today, Christ is alive and powerful and sits at God's right hand to make intercession for us. He will help us overcome sin and live righteously as He did (Hebrews 4:14-16). Earl L. Henn Basic Doctrines: Salvation Related Topics: Basic Doctrines | Intercession | Jesus Christ as Advocate | Jesus Christ as High Priest | Jesus Christ as Intercessor | Jesus Christ as Mediator | Jesus Christ's Life | Overcoming | Salvation | Salvation through Christ's Life

Hebrews 4:15 Our Savior's perfect, sacrificial life and death were not merely displays of His righteous prowess. God the Father required Christ's unblemished life and death so that the law's legal requirement—that there is a price for every person's sins—could be satisfied once for all by His shed blood (II Corinthians 5:15; Hebrews 9:28). Furthermore, only a sinless Jesus Christ, as the antitype of the unblemished sin offering (I Peter 1:19; Leviticus 9:3; John 1:29), could appeal to God the Father as our Advocate without compromising His righteousness or law (Job 8:3; Deuteronomy 32:4), thereby atoning for the repentant person's sins and reconciling him or her to God (Psalm 51:1-4; Romans 3:25-26; I John 2:1-2). Martin G. Collins What Is Propitiation? (Part One) Related Topics: Advocate | Atonement | Christ Paid Penalty for Our Sins | Christ's Sacrifice | Cost of Reconciliation | Jesus Christ as Advocate | Reconciliation | Sin Offering

1 John 2:2 The apostle John uses hilasmos (Strong's #2434) to describe Jesus Christ. In I John 2:2, John writes, “And He [Christ] is the propitiation [hilasmos] for our sins,” which is to say that His sacrifice satisfied the legal requirements of God's law and holiness for the punishment of sin. Therefore, through the ultimate act of mercy and grace, Christ became our propitiation and our Advocate (I John 4:10). Martin G. Collins What Is Propitiation? (Part Two) Related Topics: Advocate | Christ's Sacrifice | Jesus Christ as Advocate | Jesus Christ's Sacrifice | Propitiation | Propitiation for Sin

 

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