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An Advocate Clothed in Our Nature, March 11
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.
1 John 2:1
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God’s appointments and grants in our behalf are without limit. The
throne of grace itself is occupied by One who permits us to call Him
Father.... He has placed at His altar an Advocate clothed in our nature.
As our Intercessor, Christ’s office work is to introduce us to God as His
sons and daughters. He intercedes in behalf of those who receive Him.
With His own blood He has paid their ransom. By virtue of His merits He
gives them power to become members of the royal family, children of the
heavenly King. And the Father demonstrates His infinite love for Christ
by receiving and welcoming Christ’s friends as His friends. He is satisfied
with the atonement made. He is glorified by the incarnation, the life, death,
and mediation of His son.
In Christ’s name our petitions ascend to the Father. He intercedes in
our behalf, and the Father lays open all the treasures of His grace for our
appropriation, for us to enjoy and impart to others....
Christ is the connecting link between God and man.... He places the
whole virtue of His righteousness on the side of the suppliant. He pleads
for man, and man, in need of divine help, pleads for himself in the presence
of God, using the influence of the One who gave His life for the life of the
world. As we acknowledge before God our appreciation of Christ’s merits,
fragrance is given to our intercessions. As we approach God through
the virtue of the Redeemer’s merits, Christ places us close by His side,
encircling us with His human arm, while with His divine arm He grasps the
throne of the Infinite. He puts His merits, as sweet incense, in the censer in
our hands, in order to encourage our petitions....
Yes, Christ has become the medium of prayer between man and God.
He has also become the medium of blessing between God and man
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Testimonies for the Church 8:177-179
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