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Let's try to simplify this by picturing a
guilty person – any one of us – standing
in the court room before the judge. All the
testimonies for and against us are in.

The verdict of guilty is about to be
pronounced. But at the last minute, the
judge extends kindness and mercy and
offers us the chance to bring forth one
more witness in our defense.
We are excited, full of hope, knowing
there is one more person we can bring in
to defend us. We just know this person
will be able to save us from the guilty
verdict that is about to be pronounced on
our life. For us that person is Jesus; He
is our defense.
“My dear children, I am writing this
to you so that you will not sin. But if
anyone does sin, we have an advo-
cate who pleads our case before
the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the
one who is truly righteous. He
himself is the sacrifice that atones

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