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 sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2:1-2

As the Apostle John revealed to us earlier, we all have a sin problem. As the Apostle John said “if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves”(1 John 1:8) But the good news is (the gospel) that God has a solution for our sin problem, its Jesus Christ, the Advocate and propitiation!

Now of course John begins the message with “I write these things unto you, that you would not sin” Anytime you start talking about sanctification or holiness, people start getting very uncomfortable. But the idea and application of sanctification is Biblical and is what is going to happen to us if we are truly Born Again Christians. If the Holy Spirit is living inside of you, then you are going to be changed and sanctified by the Holy Spirit, you will produce fruits of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 7, Galatians 5) which includes abstaining from sin.

Make no mistake about it , we are in a spiritual warfare (Ephesians 6) Your flesh and the Spirit will war with each other on a daily basis. When you become Born Again, its not that you are no longer going to be tempted by sin, however as the Apostle John said “if we do sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteousness” Now of course, this doesn’t mean we continue in sin because we have mercy, but God is merciful when we fall during our Christian walk

This brings up an important point, we can’t save ourselves from our sins. There are no good works that will save you from the penalty of your sins, its only the blood of Jesus Christ, the propitiation , that can atone for your sin and cleanse your sin. Its only Jesus Christ that can justify you and declare you righteous before God the Father. There is absolutely nothing you can do on your own accord. That’s why you must put your genuine faith and trust in Jesus Christ as your advocate, as your propitiation, as your Lord, as your everything, or there is no hope for you

But this is the good news, that we have a Savior, that we have an Advocate, that we have propitiation for our sin, that God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son, because otherwise we would be condemned to eternal damnation by our own actions. When we understand this, we understand how great and merciful God truly is, to save a wretch like me! 

As the Apostle John says “And not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” We need to share the good news, the gospel of Christ to the whole world because Christ died for the whole world. And Christ died for you also, the advocate, the propitiation for your sins, repent and put your faith in Christ, receive the Holy Spirit, walk in the newness of life, Amen!