advocate
Advocacy is that work of Jesus Christ for sinning saints which He carries on with the Father whereby, because of the eternal efficacy of His own sacrifice, He restores them to fellowship.
Compare (Psalms 23:3).
( See Scofield) - (John 13:10).
sin
Sin
( See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23).
CHAPTER II. _He exhorts them not to sin; yet encourages those who may have_ _fallen, by the hope of mercy through Christ, who is a_ _propitiation for the sins of the whole world_, 1, 2. _He who kn...
MY LITTLE CHILDREN - Τεκνια μοῦ Teknia mou. This is such language as an aged apostle would be likely to use when addressing a church, and its use in this Epistle may be regarded as one evidence that...
II. LIGHT AND DARKNESS AND THE TESTS Chapter S 1:5-2:17 _ 1. God is light; walking in darkness and in light (1 John 1:5)_ 2. What the light manifests (1 John 1:8) 3. The advocacy of Christ to maint...
1 JOHN 2:1 F. Instead of regarding sin as non-existent or unimportant, men should avoid committing it; though if they sin, they may secure forgiveness because of the sacrifice and intercession of Chri...
If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father. Those have the Advocate, the intercessor, pleader, (lawyer in human courts) who have employed him. Those who have obeyed Christ and walk with him h...
A PASTOR'S CONCERN (1 John 2:1-2)...
My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin. But, if anyone does sin, we have one who will plead our cause to the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. For he is the propit...
LITTLE CHILDREN. App-108. Seven times in this epistle. Elsewhere only in John 13:33.Galatians 1:4; Galatians 1:19. In verses: 1Jn 2:2, 1 John 2:13;...
_My little children_ The diminutive form (τεκνία) does not at all imply that he is addressing persons of tender age: it is a term of endearment. Wiclif has -litil sones" as a rendering of the _filioli...
1 John 2:1-6. Obedience to God by Imitation of Christ 1 6. The Apostle is still treating of the condition and conduct of the believer as determined by his walking in the light; there is no break betwe...
1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:28. God is Light 1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:11. What Walking in the Light involves This section is largely directed against the Gnostic do
1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:11. WHAT WALKING IN THE LIGHT INVOLVES This section is largely directed against the Gnostic doctrine that to the man of enlightenment all conduct is morally indifferent. Against...
1 John 1:5 to 1 John 2:28. GOD IS LIGHT...
1 John 2:1-6. OBEDIENCE TO GOD BY IMITATION OF CHRIST 1–6. The Apostle is still treating of the condition and conduct of the believer as determined by his walking in the light; there is no break betwe...
ΤΕΚΝΊΑ ΜΟΥ. The diminutive does not imply that the Apostle is addressing persons of tender age: it is a term of endearment. Wiclif has ‘litil sones’ as a rendering of the _filioli_ of the Vulgate; Tyn...
ΤΕΚΝΊΑ _voc. pl. от_ ΤΕΚΝΊΟΝ (G5040) маленький ребенок, дитя. Уменьшительная форма выражает привязанность: "дорогие дети" (Marshall), ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125) _praes. ind. act._ писать. _Praes._ указывает на на...
DISCOURSE: 2433 THE ADVOCACY AND ATONEMENT OF CHRIST 1 John 2:1. _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...
MY LITTLE CHILDREN, &C.— St. John has several times called the Christians to whom he wrote, _little children;_ not that it is to be supposed they were all his converts, though probably many of them we...
HEREBY WE KNOW PART II 1 John 1:8-10; 1 John 2:1-29 God Is Light. To Walk In The Light Is To Have Fellowship With Him Fellowship Is Tested By Our Sharing of God's Attitude Toward: 1. Personal Guil...
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 5:18.) MY LITTLE CHILDREN, [ Tekn...
VERSE 1. MY LITTLE CHILDREN, THESE THINGS WRITE I. The tender and affectionate manner observed by the writer is most striking. John regards them as his children,, and so far as authority is concerned,...
1 The ministry of John is based upon his personal acquaintance with the Lord in the flesh. Indeed, this was the prime qualification of all the twelve apostles (Act_1:21). They were to bear witness to...
2:1 children, (g-2) _ Teknia_ (a diminutive). It is a term of parental affection. It applies to Christians irrespective of growth. Used in vers. 12.28; chs. 3.7,18; 4.4; 5.21; John 13:33 ; Galatians...
THE ADVOCACY OF CHRIST AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF BELIEVERS 1. My little children] The diminutive implies the fatherly care which the aged Apostle felt for his disciples. ADVOCATE] The word thus translate...
HOW CAN I BE SURE? 1 JOHN _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 CHRIST SPEAKS FOR US AND WE SHOULD OBEY GOD (1 JOHN 2:1-6) V1 My *children, I write these things to you so that you will not *sin. But if you...
II. (4) The third idea that arises from the great fact that God is Light has already been suggested (1 John 1:7), but now takes its distinct place in the series. It is the doctrine of Reconciliation a...
CHAPTER 7 EXTENT OF THE ATONEMENT 1 John 2:1 Of the Incarnation of the Word, of the whole previous strain of solemn oracular annunciation, there are two great objects. Rightly understood, it at onc...
The Remedy for the Sins of Believers. “My little children, these things I am writing to you in order that ye may not sin. And if any one sin an Advocate have we with the Father Jesus Christ, a righteo...
Observe the sudden change in the Apostle's manner. His heart is very tender toward his people, and he adopts an affectionate and personal tone: (1) He passes from the formal “we” to “I”. (2) He styles...
KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENT OF LOVE 1 John 2:1 It is clearly possible to be kept from known and presumptuous sin. We shall be tempted, for that is an inevitable experience of life in this world; but we m...
Affirming that the purpose of his writing is that we sin not, the writer declared that even if we sin, provision is made by which it may be put away. The tests whereby we may know our relation to ligh...
JESUS, THE LAWYER FOR THE CHRISTIAN'S DEFENSE Having now proven sin to be a part of everyone's life, John hastened to show that it should not be counted as normal and therefore a thing in which one s...
My (1) little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an (a) advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (1) It does not follow that we must giv...
That you may not sin, or lose the grace of God by any considerable sin. --- But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of the Father, who being made man to...
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: (2) And he is the propitiation for our sins: an...
CONTENTS The Apostle is here affectionately addressing the Church. He speaks sweetly of Christ, in his Advocacy, and in his Propitiation. He calls upon little Children, young Men, and Fathers, in spe...
_OUR ADVOCATE_ ‘If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.’ 1 John 2:1 In the great Arbitration between God and man, Jesus, being God, lays His hand on God, an...
_THE ATONEMENT_ ‘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 fo...
_COMFORTABLE WORDS_ ‘If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous: and He is the propitiation for our sins.’ 1 John 2:1 ‘Hear also what St. John saith.’ So our te...
1._My little children. _It is not only the sum and substance of the preceding doctrine, but the meaning of almost the whole gospel, that we are to depart from sin; and yet, though we are always expose...
If, on the other hand, we have even committed sin and all, being judged according to the light, is confessed (so that the will no longer takes part in it, the pride of that will being broken down), He...
MY LITTLE CHILDREN,.... The apostle may address the saints under this character, on account of their regeneration by the Spirit and grace of God, in which they were as newborn babes; and on account of...
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: Ver. 1. _That ye sin not_] Presuming upon an e...
_My little children_ So the apostle frequently addresses the whole body of Christians, and so our Lord himself addressed his disciples, John 13:33. It is a tender and affectionate appellation, denotin...
MY LITTLE CHILDREN; believers; an endearing appellation from an aged apostle. THESE THINGS; what he has just said of God's readiness to forgive the sins of those who confess them. 1 John 1:7; 1 John...
MY LITTLE CHILDREN, THESE THING'S WRITE I UNTO YOU THAT YE SIN NOT. AND IT ANY MAN SIN, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER, JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS;...
CHRIST'S PROPITIATION AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON THE LIFE OF THE CHRISTIANS. Christ our Advocate and Propitiation:...
“My children, these things I write to you in order that ye may not sin; and if anyone sin, we have a patron with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (JND). If we have seen some absolute, positive...
1,2 When have an Advocate with the Father; one who has undertaken, and is fully able, to plead in behalf of every one who applies for pardon and salvation in his name, depending on his pleading for t...
1 JOHN CHAPTER 2 1 JOHN 2:1,2 Christ is our advocate with the Father, and a propitiation for the sins of the whole world. 1 JOHN 2:3 Rightly to know God is to keep his commandments, 1 JOHN 2:7 the chi...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III Wherefore we have need of the dew of God, that we be not consumed by fire, nor be rendered unfruitful, and that where we have an accuser there we may have also an A...
1 John 2:1 My G3450 children G5040 things G5023 write G1125 (G5719) you G5213 that G3363 may G264 not...
‘My little children, these things write I to you that you may not sin. 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...
First the apostle announces his message that God is light and only light (1 John 1:5). Then follows (down to chap. 1 John 2:2) a universal statement of the evangelical conditions of fellowship with Hi...
1 John 2:1-3. MY LITTLE CHILDREN: instead of giving the antithesis to the third ‘if any man say,' St. John, the father of the churches of that time, directly addresses those whose character formed tha...
MY LITTLE CHILDREN (τεκνια μου). Tender tone with this diminutive of τεκνον (child), again in 1 John 2:12; 1 John 3:18, but παιδια in 1 John 2:14. John is now an old man and regards his readers as h...
1 John 2:1 Christ our Righteousness. This short, pregnant passage stands in one of the inner sanctuaries of the Bible. This first epistle of St. John is very possibly the latest page of Scripture in...
1 John 2:1 The True Idea of Man. I. St. John had a special reason for using this tender phrase, "my little children," in this place. All sin is connected by the Apostle with the loss of fellowship. A...
1 John 2:1 I. Admit the fact that "God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself," and then we can at once understand why when His ministry commenced the heavens were opened and the powers of...
1 John 2:1. _My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not._ He is anxious that they should not sin, he knows they do, and that if they say they do not, they lie. Still the Chris...
1 John 2:1. _My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not._ For this we ought to watch and strive, that we sin not. 1 John 2:1. _And if any man sin-_ What then? Is it a hopele...
1 John 2:1. 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...
1 John 2:1. _My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not._ That you may abstain from it, and abhor it, and not indulge in anything that would lead you towards it. 1 John 2:1....
CONTENTS: Christ's advocacy for the believer. Tests of fellowship, obedience and love. Warning against worldliness and apostates. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, Satan, anti-christ. CONCLUSION: To kno...
1 John 2:2. _He is the propitiation for our sin:_ ιλασμος, a ram, or other victim offered as an atoning sacrifice for sin. On Genesis 15:9, the rabbins make a distinction between the heifer, the she g...
I WRITE YOU THIS. "I write to you that God will keep his promise and do what is right by forgiving your sins. But you must not take this as permission to sin, because you must not sin! Instead, you mu...
1 JOHN—NOTE ON 1 JOHN 2:1 MY LITTLE CHILDREN. This way of addressing his readers shows John’s great love for them (see also vv. 1 John 2:12,...
CHAPTER 2 VER. 1. _My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not._ At the end of the last chapter it was said that all who were grown up had sinned, either mortally as heathens, o...
PROVISION FOR THE SINNING OF BELIEVERS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ FIRMLY does St. John declare that the Christian should not sin, and must not sin. But he clearly recognises that Christians do...
EXPOSITION 1 JOHN 2:1, 1 JOHN 2:2 Moreover, walking in the light involves accepting the propitiation wrought through Jesus Christ the Righteous. The connexion with the preceding is close. We have ju...
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not (1 John 2:1). Now, he is talking about the purpose of writing is to bring you into fellowship with God, but the thing that breaks fel...
1 Corinthians 15:34; 1 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 John 1:3;...
My little children [τ ε κ ν ι α μ ο υ]. Teknion, little child, diminutive of teknon child, occurs in John 8:33; 1 John 2:12; 1 John 2:28; 1 John 3:7;...
THE CHRIST CHAPTER 1 John 1:2; 1 John 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There is a striking similarity between the opening verses of the first chapter of the Gospel of John and the first chapter of the First E...
My beloved children — So the apostle frequently addresses the whole body of Christians. It is a term of tenderness and endearment, used by our Lord himself to his disciples, John 13:33. And perhaps ma...
Observe here, the compellation. First, MY LITTLE CHILDREN. The apostle calls the Christians to whom he wrote, CHILDREN, LITTLE CHILDREN; his little children. He calls them children, because converted...