1 John 2:1
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet if anyone does sin, we have an advocate in the Father's presence, Jesus Christ, who is righteous.
Treated in 21 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites 1 John 2:1
…will be denied to us, as there is nothing which the Father can deny to him (1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 2:1; see sec. 36, 37). To this it is necessary to refer all that we have previously taught…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites 1 John 2:1
…him in every emergency that arises. It is the same word that is translated "advocate" in 1 John 2:1, "If any man sin, we have an advocate (parakleton) with the Father, Jesus Christ the…
- Communion with God ·
Other consequential affections cites 1 John ii. 1
…relieves it with mercy and pardon; so that his shall not sink utterly under their burden, 1 John ii. 1, 2. By one, more, or all of these ways, doth the Lord Jesus manifest his conjugal…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in holiness cites 1 John ii. 1
…weakens faith in its proper workings. His whole intercession is founded on his oblation, 1 John ii. 1, 2. What he purchased by his death, that — nor more nor less, as hath been often said —…
- Communion with God ·
The foundation of our communion with the Holy Ghost cites 1 John ii. 1
…— an “advocate” and a “comforter;” in the first sense our Saviour is called παράκλητος, 1 John ii. 1. Whether it be better rendered here an advocate or a comforter may be doubted. Look into…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites 1 John 2:1
…at hand to take another's part. It is the same word that is translated “advocate” in 1 John 2:1, “My little children, these things write me unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man…
- The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds ·
Lifting Up Holy Hands cites 1 JOHN 2:1
…not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 1 JOHN 2:1 He also wrote at one point that a person who does not pray cannot be called a Christian…
- The Key Teachings of Dwight L. Moody ·
That Ye May Know cites 1 JOHN 2:1
…not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 JOHN 2:1 Moody makes a lovely point about confessed sin. When his son did wrong and asked…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 4 — Penitence, as Explained in the Sophistical Jargon of the Schoolmen, Widely Different from the Purity Required by the Gospel cites 1 John 2:1
…unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake,” (1 John 2:1, 2, 12). He certainly is addressing believers, and while setting forth Christ as the…
- The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray ·
Abide in Christ cites 1 JOHN 2:1
…not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 JOHN 2:1 In the same way, the parable moves from fruit, to more fruit, to much fruit, and Murray…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
The Death of Death cites 1 John 2:1–2
…you think of Owen’s view, read carefully John 10:11–30, John 17:1–26, 1 Timothy 2:1–6 and 1 John 2:1–2, noting what each passage says. 2. If you hold a view different from Owen’s, try to state…
- The Bruised Reed (For Teens) ·
Don’t Believe Lies About Jesus cites 1 John 2:1
…And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” — 1 John 2:1 (KJV) Sibbes says the enemy has a favourite trick when we feel guilty. He paints a false…
- The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee ·
The Normal Christian Life cites 1 JOHN 2:1
…not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 JOHN 2:1 Notice how John holds both. The goal is that we sin not. The provision covers us when we…
- Evening by Evening ·
October cites 1 John 2:1
…4 “If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (1 John 2:1) “If any man sin, we have an advocate.” Yes, though we sin, we have him still. John does…
- The Ten Commandments ·
3.3 The Wrath of God cites 1 John 2: 1
…sins, he has one to intercede for him. ‘We have an advocate, Jesus Christ the righteous.’ 1 John 2: 1. Christ will say, ‘It is one of my friends, one for whom I have shed my blood; Father…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Christian Perfection cites 1 John 2:1–2
…in sin; seeing “we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” [1 John 2:1–2] Thus far all is clear. But lest any doubt should remain in a point of so vast…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Free Grace cites 1 John 2:1
…propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John 2:1, 2.) 30. O hear ye this, ye that forget God! Ye cannot charge your death upon him! “‘Have…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Priestly Office cites I John 2:1
…advocate must be our propitiation to pacify God. ‘We have an advocate with the Father.’ I John 2:1: ‘And he is our propitiation.’ Verse 2. The angels cannot be our propitiation, and not…
- Old Paths ·
Christ’s Power to Save cites 1 John ii. 1
…with the Father—“Jesus Christ the righteous: and He is the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John ii. 1.) Those weaknesses may well humble us. Those infirmities may well make us walk softly…
- Knots Untied ·
The Priest cites 1 John ii. 1
…“We have an Advocate with the Father,—Jesus Christ, the righteous.” (Psalm cxxi. 4; 1 John ii. 1.)—To hear the daily confessions of His saints, and grant them daily absolution; to…
- Knots Untied ·
Confession cites 1 John ii. 1
…his sins, but to Him who is the “Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous”? (1 John ii. 1.) Why should we confess our sins to angels and dead saints, while we have Christ for a…