I would like to add something to say. Baptists saying, our sins all are forgived at once by through Christ's blood by Calvary. In their words, they saying Christ already paid all our sins at once of all our past, present, and future. That mean, we have don't have to worry about our future sins that we are yet to commit it, because we are already automatically already saved at once.
But, Matthew chapter 18 did mentioned about forgive.
Notice Matt. 18:32-35 is a serious warning from Christ's words. Christ says to a person, "O thou wicked servant, I already forgived thee all that debt because thou desiredst(ask) me. But, Christ saying to a person, that person should be a compassion toward one each other same as God does, but have no pity on person, and a person saying to other, "Too bad, you owe me" shoe no compassion or mercy, makes master or King becomes angry to send person returns back to prison again till a person pay all debts first. Likewise, God shall do the same thing to you, if we do NOT forgive one each other. That means, what IF we won't forgive person who trepasses or sin against us, then God would NOT forgive us. This is speak of currently & future unforgiven sins.
I would like to tell you something about atonement of Calvary.
I do believe Christ's blood washed all our sins away at once 2000 years ago by BASE upon our confesses and repent of all our past, present and future sins.
Christ's blood meets our unconditional forgiveness sins of all our past sins when we believed and confessed our sins to Christ for salvation. But, Christ's blood have to be reply upon our conditional future forgiveness sins unless, IF we confess our sins to Christ.
Christ would NOT forgive our present and future sins, if we don't confess them to Christ according to 1 John 1:9.
Also, I want to tell you something on 1 John 2:1. Baptists saying that Christ is our 'advocate'. They meaning that, Christ is our defense or "attorney", because Christ already pay all our sins at once as Christ shall confess to God for us.
I think, two important things need to discuss with you. 1. Confess 2. Deny
I would like to show you in Matthew 10:32-33. "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my father which is in heaven."
I understand what Christ means of 'confess' & 'deny' are talking about.
When you are facing people when they asking you, "Are you a Christian?" . Would you be brave enough to confess them that you are a truly Christian? This case is speaking of being face persecution.
For example- when Christ was arrested to face judgment before Pontius Pilate during in that night, disciples were scattered away from Christ. Peter was also fled hide somewhere in Jerusalem. When Peter was with small group outside. They asked Peter, does he was with Jesus? He deny them three times, when after he deny them three times, he saw Christ appeared with soldiers, and heard rooster crowed. He guilted and wept. But, Peter DID repented it after that.
Christ's point is, while we are living, when you are facing people or soldiers, or Police. They would ask you, "Are you Christian?" Are you brave enough to admit tell them yes I am Christian? Because, in your flesh feeling fear for being facing persecutions and torture, or beating to death.
If suppose, soldier comes to you now, he will ask you, "Are you a Christian?" In your flesh, feeling of being fear, refuse to admit it, so, intead to tell the lie to them, "No, I am not a Christian", that mean, you DENY Christ. Then, soldier will leave you alone and stay alive(flesh). But, at the end- Judgment Day, Christ will DENY you before angels and Father!!!
'Deny' is clearly mean, our names might be blot out from the book of life, and cast away into the lake of fire.
Same with Rev. 3:5. This verse tells us, if any person overcome them in life, Christ will not blot person's name away from the book of life, and will confess person's name before angels and Father at the Judgment Day.
OR..... if suppose a person fails to overcome them in lifetime at the end, then Christ would removed person's name away from the book of life, and Christ shall DENY person before angels and Father at the Judgment Day.
That's scary!
Now back to 1 John 2:1.
I think many baptists misintepreting or misunderstanding what 1 John 2:1 means.
'Advocare' could be mean like as our defense or "attorney", because Christ already paid all our sins through Calvary to proved that I am belong to Christ's.
Notice first part of 1 John 2:1 says, "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye SIN NOT." This is clearly speak of warning. Bible commands us, that we do NOT sin. That mean, we cannot do practical or habitully sinning daily in our life.
SO, John continued explained the same verse- "And IF any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:"
I would like to discuss on the identify of 'man' & 'we'. Does 'man' always mean apply to believers only? No. Not always. This is speak of ANY individual either believer or nonbeliever of thewhole world(1 John 2:2). Also, do 'we' always means that it apply to us as believers only? Yes, partially, BUT, not just for believers only, also, to the WHOLE WORLD(1 John 2:2). To my understanding, "we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" pictured as he is our JUDGE.
I want to show you of NIV Bible on 1 John 2:1, that I do not agree with it. It says, "...we have one who speaks to the Father in 'our DEFENSE-Jesus Christ, the Righteous One."
This seems that, it supports of security salvation doctrine.
Remember that, NIV was just translated only less than 40 years ago. That was created by religions.
In the dictionary for word, 'advocate' means lawyer.
I think word 'advocate' in King James Version is probably not correct define word. Because, all translators of 1604 Hampton Council under King James, all were Anglicans, almost same Catholic religion.
I realize that Calvinism doctrine borrowed from St. Augustine, himself was catholic. Both Catholic and Anglican religion are almost same doctrine.
I feel that the word, 'advocate' of KJV is not properly. Because, it sounds like it is security salvation or 'Perservance of the Saints' doctrine because of atonement blood of Christ already "paid" all our sins at once proved that we are automatically already saved at once.
I believe it should saying, Christ is our "Judge".
But, I believe Matthew 10:32-33 explains more clear example of 'advocate' according 1 John 2:1. Even, also, Rev. 3:5 too.
Does, the word, 'advocate' always, always mean that Christ is OUR "defense"- the authority of our perservance or security of our salvation?
No. Not always.
Matt. 10:32-33 and Rev. 3:5 explain more clear with 1 John 2:1.
Right now, Christ is not yet confess for us before the angels and Father in the heaven. The Judgment Day is not yet occur. Because we are still in warfare while we are on the road (Matt. 7:13-14). While we are battling with world, Satan, and flesh, Christ is in the heaven, He is watching over us, what we are doing right now.
When we finally overcome them at our death. Then, Christ shall confess to angels and Father on us. Being "confess" is picture like as 'advocate' as defense. Confess is like as "to declare".
In 1 Cor. 3:13 says, "Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire."
"Confess" of Matt. 10:32-33 & Rev. 3:5 is pictured as to make declare or reveal. When Christ sees our works in our lifetime, at our result or consequence, what we have done at our death, then He shall be determined to make "confess" or "deny" upon us before the angels and Father in heaven at the Judgment Day.
The point of 'advocate' of 1 John 2:1 should be better say, "Judge". Because, 1 John 2:2 says, Christ died not just for us(believers) only, but, also he died for ALL sinners of the world.
Again, I feel that the word, 'advocate' of KJV is not a better word, because, many saying it is a positive word and good news that Christ "already paid all our sins at once" to support unconditional security salvation doctrine as what baptists teaching.
Understand, I do NOT attack God's word. I love God's Word. What I am trying to telling you on translation and interpreting verse, what it means.
Before, we come to understand advocate in 1 John 2:1 of KJV, first, we look at first part of verse 1 says, "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye SIN NOT." This is not a positive thing. This is a warning passage. So, the follow sentence says, "And IF any man sin", (SO, the result is), we hav an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." This mean that, if we sin, then, Christ shall judge us at the Judgment Day, because he died on the cross for our sins through his Blood.
Romans 6:1-2 warns us, we do not take advantage of God's grace while we sinning same time.
No, Christ WILL NOT forgive our future sins, IF we do not confess and stay pracitical sin life same time. Christ would deny us at the judgment day - Matt. 10:33.
True, Christ's atonement is no limited for our sins with forgivesness, but his atonement is conditional for to meet our confess and repent first.
I better stop now, because this post is already LONG. So, I better make another post. To be continue....
In Christ
Rev. 22:20 -Amen!
