If Jesus Christ is not my High Priest, and is not sitting in heaven to intercede and give me access to God Almighty, and has not promised me He IS faithful and just to forgive me of all my sins . . . you would be right.
But you are wrong.
I John 1:8-2:2
There you go, TOL audience, further delineiating the difference between one who studies, intently, the details of this great book, the great, humble, saint(memorize that) John W., and one who studies what others say the bible teaches, and her "the" church "Statement Of Faith"(SOF), namely, Nag.
No, absolutely clueless Nag, as
only sinners, need a High Priest. Believers have an advocate,
not High Priest. Of course, since you are lost, you do need a High Priest.
Study it out, and quit embarrassing yourself, by taking me on, "uno a uno," which results in you slumped, bloodied, on the mat, in the middle of the ring, as the crowd jeers you.
Read it-talking to believers-"my little children"-"we"(including the writer John)-transdispensational principle...
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:
Details...."connecting the dots"....
John 13:33 KJV
Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
The writer? John, to whom the Lord Jesus Christ gave charge of His mother, per John 19:25-28 KJV.
="little children"=a term of affection, employed by the Lord Jesus Christ, including "the little flock"-Luke 12:32 KJV,...
Mt. 12 KJV
47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Thus, John "takes hold," "adopts" the Lord's spiritual family, the "born again" little children....
1 Peter 1 KJV
3
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
Again...1 John 2:1 KJV
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:
A parent first teaches his child to "sin not."
These are not lost people, sinners, for...
...we have an advocate with the Father,...
It does not say "High Priest"-it says "advocate."
Sinners need a Saviour, a High Priest, not an advocate. The Lord Jesus Christ is only an advocate for God the Father's children, whether it be the believing remnant, the little flock, of the nation Israel, or the boc.
Members of the boc haved access, are reconciled, having no need for a High Priest, having access..
Romans 5:2 KJV
By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:18 KJV For
through him we both have
access by one Spirit unto the Father.
Ephesians 3:12 KJV In whom we have boldness and
access with confidence by the faith of him.
No need for this....
Hebrews 2:17 KJV Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful
high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
Hebrews 9:25 KJV Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place
every year with blood of others;
Read it-the High Priest(year after year, before the Saviour came), made "reconciliation for the sins of the people."
The Lord Jesus Christ, with/in finality, took care of the sin/sins issue. Believers should assert, as I do to you:
What sin/sins?
Christ died for them..........................every last one of them.
Now, who is exalting the Saviour, glorifying the LORD God, the Lord Jesus Christ-me, or gainsayers, such as yourself, that assert the sin/sins issue remains? Rhetorical q.
QED.
Let the applause, admiration, commence...
