“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.” (1 John 2:1)
Names of God
God has many names and titles in the Bible. Each one tells us something important about Him—His character and how He relates to us. And how we must relate to Him. Here is another one of His many Names, which is Advocate.
Advocate
The Greek word parakleton, means “helper, adviser, or counselor.”
An advocate is a person who comes to your aid or pleads your case to a judge. Advocates offer support, strength, and counsel and intercede for you when necessary.
Jesus calls the Holy Spirit our Advocate
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever.” (John 14:16 NIV)
“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” (John 14:26 NIV)
“When the Advocate comes, whom I Will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.” (John 15:26 NIV)
“But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that Iam going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:7 NIV)
Jesus is an Advocate for those who’ve put their trust in Him
Jesus stands as the Advocate between our repentant hearts and the law. If His blood has been applied to our lives through faith and confession of Him as Lord
“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” (Rom. 19:9-10 NIV)
“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Cor. 5:21 NIV)
Therefore
“My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (1 John 2:1)