1 John 2:1-2
John writes to guard believers from sin, yet assures them that when they do sin, Jesus Christ the Righteous One intercedes as their Advocate and has fully satisfied God’s wrath as the propitiation for sins.
1 My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
2 And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
John writes to guard believers from sin, yet assures them that when they do sin, Jesus Christ the Righteous One intercedes as their Advocate and has fully satisfied God’s wrath as the propitiation for sins.
To balance the call to holiness with strong assurance by revealing Christ’s ongoing advocacy and completed atoning work for believers.
Christ Our Advocate, Walking as He Walked, and Abiding in the Truth
Because Jesus Christ is the righteous advocate and atoning sacrifice, believers must abide in him through obedience, love, truth, and discernment until his appearing.