MY DEFENSE. 1 John 2. Guilt is not a funny thing. Guilt is a good thing to tell us that we have done something wrong. The blood is the answer to that. 1 John 2: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. (Fight it. Do not do it.) And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. The blood on the mercy seat in the Old Testament gave a years covering of blood, for the day of atonement came once a year. This is an eternal covering. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. He has made that final sacrifice for sins. He put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. With that blood, our defense is the fact that Jesus Christ has answered all that a holy God had against us. He is our High Priest. As He stands there as our Advocate, He has pierced hands as evidence that He paid it. He has pierced feet as evidence that He paid it. Here is His head that was crowned with thorns. Now, he stands as the propitiation. God is forever satisfied with everything in the world about this thing called sin because Jesus Christ put it away. He paid for it with His own precious blood. And if any man sin, we have an advocate...An advocate presupposes an accuser. He has already accused us, but he accuses us before God. He accuses us to ourselves. God will not defend our sins. He dealt with that, but He will surely defend His children at the mercy seat. Listen to this poem. Depth of mercy can there be mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forebear neither chief of sinners spared? Ive long withstood His grace, long provoked Him to His face, Would not hearken to His call, grieved Him with a thousands falls. Now, Lord incline me to repent. Let me now my sins lament. Now my fouls revoke deplore; weak beliefs send no more. Still for me the Savior stands holding forth His wounded hands. God is love. I know I feel Jesus weeps and loves me still. It does not change God. It does not surprise God. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Here is another article, God is well able to deal with our sins, but He cannot deal with a man under accusation because such a man is not trusting in the blood. The blood speaks in his favor, but he is listening instead to Satan. Christ is our advocate, but we, the accused, side with the accuser. We have not recognized that we are unworthy of anything but death. That as we shall shortly see, we are only fit to be crucified anyway. We have not recognized that it is God alone that can answer the accuser, that in the precious blood He has already done so. Never should we try to answer Satan with our good conduct, but always with the blood. Yes, we are sinful, but praise God, the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:21:41 +0000
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