One the alleged names of God is given as being "Advocate". The
scripture given relative to this is 1 John 2:1, which reads: "My little
children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone
sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the
righteous." (World English) The assumption appears to be that Jesus is
the Supreme Being, and thus, since it is assumed that Jesus is the
Supreme Being, then one of the alleged "names" of the Supreme Being is
Advocate. Of course, in reality, Jesus spoke of his God and Father as
being the only true God, the only true Supreme Being, and by stating
that the only true God had sent him, Jesus denied being the Supreme
Being. (John 17:1,3) Thus, "Advocate" is not a "name" of the only true
God.
See:
Jesus is Not Jehovah
The
word "advocate" is not actually a name, at least not in the sense that
we speak of "Jesus" as being a name. The word "advocate" is a "name" in a
more general sense as we might say that the word "apple" designates the
name of a certain fruit. The word "advocate" is often confused with the
word "mediator"; they do not actually mean the exactly the same thing.
The word mediator signifies one who seeks to reconcile two parties who
are not in harmony with each other. Before one becomes a child of God,
one is estranged from God, and thus, in need the mediator by which to be
reconciled to God. Thus, to become a child of God, one who receives
Christ and has faith in the Jesus' sacrifice for our sins, become
reconciled to God, and becomes a new creation, separated from the old
creation that remains under God's wrath. (John 3:36; Romans 5:10,12-19;
8:1,17-22; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Timothy 2:5,6) The new creature in
Christ, being a child of God, is without sin, and thus no longer needs a
mediator. However, since the new creature still has to contend with the
sinful flesh, the new creature needs an advocate, someone who is like a
lawyer, to appear on his behalf before the only true God, and yet this
representation before God is still based on application of the blood of
Jesus, which has been offered in sacrifice for us all. (Hebrews 9:24-26)
In other words, for any sin attributed to the sinful flesh, Jesus does
not offer a new sacrifice for that sin, but as the advocate of the new
creature, he appears before God so that such a sin does not put the New
Creature at enmity with God.
See our study:
What is a Christian? What if a Christian Sins?
