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.
What greater advocacy could be portrayed than that which is made available to sinning believers through Jesus? As a result of His sacrifice, Jesus is able to communicate with His Father on our behalf and restore us into proper fellowship. Without our advocate Jesus in His place of intercession, our sins would separate us from the Father. Jesus, in His position of mediator, reveals the greatest picture of our need for forgiveness. In turn, we too, as we strive to be like Him, must forgive others who have inflicted wrongdoing and hurt on us. This truth is brought to greater light in Matthew 6:14-15: For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Unforgiveness can indeed be "rubble" that hinders our Christian progress. Pastor John
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