“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (I John 2:1)
John is an old man now and is writing to those who are younger than he both physically and spiritually. He sees them as his little children. How blessed it is to have new Christians who listen to the encouragement and instruction of older saints. How blessed also that the older saints have patience and take the time to mentor those coming along.
John is concerned that these readers not interpret what he is writing to be a license to sin. “I write these things to you not as an excuse to sin…” That we not sin is the ideal for all of us. However, the reality is that sometimes we sin.
I see a picture in this verse of God as our judge with the charges of our sins brought before Him. But His Son is our advocate. He is our defense attorney. He is our High Priest at the Father’s right hand making intercession for us. All the charges against us are dismissed because our High Priest, our Savior paid our sin debt on the cross.
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