{"id":3231,"date":"2022-12-07T08:48:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallasholm.com\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2022-12-07T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T16:52:08","slug":"intercessor-advocate-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallasholm.com\/intercessor-advocate-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Intercessor\/Advocate (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cMy little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins\u201d (I John 2:1-2<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last Praiseletter, we looked at Christ as our intercessor. We considered the security we have in Christ because \u201cHe ever lives to make intercession for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are we assured of our standing in Christ because of His continual intercession on our behalf, but we possess a great hope in knowing that even when we\u2019re not praying, He is. When we say our \u201camens,\u201d He continues on, ever and always interceding for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, one might ask, \u201cWhat then is the difference between Intercessor and Advocate?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book, Gentle and Lowly<\/em>, Dane Ortlund writes as follows: \u201cWhen we talk about Christ\u2019s intercession, we are talking about what Jesus is doing now, and the present manifestation of His heart for His people. In general terms, it means that a third party comes between two others and makes a case to one on behalf of the other. Intercession applies what the atonement accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that was needed to accomplish God\u2019s plan of salvation was realized and completed at the cross. However, as we continue through life on this fallen planet, and in these corruptible bodies, we need help, daily, for each step of the journey. Thus, He intercedes on our behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s now look at Christ\u2019s ministry as Advocate. Again, Ortlund writes: \u201cIntercession has the idea of mediating between two parties, bringing them together. Advocacy is similar but has the idea of aligning oneself with another. An intercessor stands between two parties; an advocate doesn\u2019t simply stand in between the two parties but steps over and joins the one party as he approaches the other. Jesus is not only an intercessor but an advocate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Greek word (parakletos) is difficult to define by one English word. Some translations use Helper, Counselor, Comforter, and even Companion, but Advocate perhaps best describes the unique aspect of one aligning with another to represent them, in a legal sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ortlund gives further clarity when he writes: \u201cIntercession is something Christ is always doing, while advocacy is something He does as occasion calls for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Bunyon wrote: \u201cChrist, as Priest, goes before, and Christ, as an Advocate, comes after. Christ, as Priest, continually intercedes; Christ, as Advocate, in case of great transgressions, pleads. Christ, as Priest, has need to act always, but Christ, as Advocate, sometimes only.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us remember always that Satan is, \u201cthe accuser of the brethren\u201d (Revelation 12:10<\/em>). Scripture also tells us, \u201cHe is a liar and the father of lies\u201d (John 8:44<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s an interesting question: does Satan still come into the presence of God, as he did in regard to Job, and bring accusations against God\u2019s elect? Or is he going to show up in a kind of heavenly \u201ccourt of appeals\u201d and make his accusations, in some last-ditch attempt to convince God, that perhaps His elect weren\u2019t as secure as they thought?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s where the word propitiation \u201cwins the day,\u201d as recorded in I John 2:1-2. This word assures us that God\u2019s wrath towards sin was fully satisfied through the substitutionary, atoning work of Christ\u2019s blood, shed on the cross. So, whether Satan still comes before God, as with Job, and accuses us from time to time, or whether\u00a0he\u2019s saving up for some final \u201ccourtroom showdown,\u201d or both – as Erwin Lutzer writes in his powerful book, The Serpent of Paradise<\/em>: \u201cWhen Satan accuses us, we must show him our canceled certificate and read aloud, Paid in full. We must say to him, Begone! For it is written, \u2018Who will bring a charge against God\u2019s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us\u2019” (Romans 8:33-34<\/em>). Our attorney (advocate), Christ, has pleaded our case, and God has accepted His plea. And when God speaks, the universe listens!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s much more that could be said about Christ, as both Intercessor and Advocate, but I hope these letters have served to point out some distinctions and, in the process, given some clarity as to Christ\u2019s ever-present and ongoing ministry in our lives. We, who are saved, have a confident and secure standing in Christ because He is always and ever, to us, both Intercessor and Advocate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I would like to take just a moment, on behalf of Linda and myself to wish you a most Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Amidst life\u2019s challenges and surprises, may you know, \u201cThe peace that passes understanding.\u201d Even in sorrow. \u201cMay the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in Hope.\u201d You remain in our prayers.
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