0621. The Atonement, the Advocacy, and the Advent

The Atonement, the Advocacy, and the Advent

"By Whom we have now received the atonement" (Rom_5:11).

"We have an Advocate with the Father" (1Jn_2:1).

"Looking for that blessed hope" (Tit_2:13).

We have before us three great words all beginning with the letter "A." When we say "Atonement," your minds go at once to the Cross; when we say "Advocacy," your minds are led toward the risen, ascended and seated Lord; when we say "Advent," you at once think of Christ coming in the clouds of Heaven.

The "Atonement" was the work of Christ suffering for us, "the Just for the unjust that He might bring us to God" (1Pe_3:18).

The "Advocacy" is the work of Christ interceding for us at the Father’s right hand.

The "Advent" begins the work of Christ among us, after He comes again to this inhabited world and sets up His Kingdom.

The "Atonement" of Christ presents the basis upon which we, as sinful men, can approach unto God.

The "Advocacy" of Christ presents the ground upon which we have our daily approach, as saints, unto the Father.

The "Advent" of Christ presents the blessed hour when Christ comes to dwell with us and we shall be "forever with the Lord."

The "Atonement" speaks of Christ suffering for us, the "Advocacy," of Christ interceding for us, and the "Advent," of Christ reigning with us.

The "Atonement" settles the sin question and considers us accepted of the Father; the "Advocacy" settles the "sinning of saints" question, and "saves us unto the uttermost;" the "Advent" forever places raptured saints beyond the dominion and power of satan and of sin, and grants us our eternal inheritance with saints in light.

Autor: R.E. NEIGHBOUR