An advocate is someone who is ‘called alongside to help’. In a court of law, an advocate is someone who helps us by speaking up in our defence. In John’s Gospel, Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as ‘the Advocate’. He says that the Holy Spirit will be with us forever, and will help us and teach us all things (John 14:16-26). He is the Person of the Godhead who speaks into our inward being and presents our prayers to the Father (Romans 8:26-27). In addition, when a believer sins, Jesus is our advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1). Because Jesus has paid for our sin on the cross, He declares to the Father that our sin has already been dealt with and we are to be declared ‘not guilty’.
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