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.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2)
We are God’s children. We have all sinned and continue to violate the laws and statutes of God daily, whether it be within the realm of sins of commission or sins of omission. Either way, we need some way and someone to champion our cause, the strait and narrow way of Christ-like living. Jesus Christ is this champion, this advocate with the Father that we need to reconcile us to the Father. Jesus is our support during our trials in mortality. He is the propitiation for our sins; in other words, He restores the peace of God back to us after our departure from the perfect ways of God and brings us back to Him. Jesus advocates or fights our battles with satan. Satan, Lucifer, seeks to destroy us and tear us down, to make us miserable as he is.
GRACE: Christ seeks to support and sustain us, to lift us up. “It is by grace that we are saved after all we can do” (See 2 Nephi 25:23). Grace is divine assistance, Godly help. After all we can do, Christ comes to us and gives us grace. If we stray away from Him, His grace goes away from us in proportion. If we strive to follow Him and obey Him 100% of the time, then His grace is sufficient for us to live and enjoy the abundant life, the type of life He is pleased with. Qualify for the grace of Christ by living the obedient life.
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