My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.And we can be sure that we know him if we obey his commandments. If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a liar and is not living in the truth. But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did. 1 John 2:1-6
Jesus is our advocate pleading our case before the Father. "Our Father... Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Forgive us our trespass, today, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one."
Jesus also advocates for us in John 17 and now in heaven he and the Spirit advocate for us (Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1; Romans 8:27)
Most people are familiar with the ten commandments. But how familiar are we with the commandments of Jesus?
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