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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