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Lesson 3: 1 John
2:1-2
1 John
2:1-2
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: And he is
the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of
the whole world.
Background
Information
The
word advocate here is important. The Greek
Word behind it can carry various meanings, such as comforter or counselor. A
third definition from Strong’s Greek-English dictionary is “intercessor.” In
other words, we have somebody to plead with God on our behalf. With Jesus as our
Advocate, we know that we’re in good hands.
Propitiation is a word we don’t use much. It
refers to the means by which we can make up for our wrongdoing. One of the
meanings of this word is the animal sacrificed to make atonement for sin under
the Old Testament law. Of course, we can’t make up for our sins, but 1 John
2:1-2 tells us who can.
Related
Scriptures
John
3:16-17
Acts
17:29-31
Romans
8:34 (In Romans 8:26-27 we see that the Holy Spirit makes intercession
for us as well.)
1
Timothy 2:3-6
Hebrews
4:14-16
Questions
1.
Why
does John say he is writing?
2.
Who, other than ourselves, asks
God to forgive us when we sin?
3.
Where can we find the one way to
make up for our sins?
4.
According to these verses, for
whom did Jesus die?
5.
Does the term “the whole world”
leave anybody out?
6.
Would 1 John 2:2 allow us to
think that God’s plan of salvation is limited to ourselves only?
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