Zac Poonen - The Advocate and the Accuser
Summary
The central message is that Christians must live in constant honesty before God, acknowledging every sin and failure to be fully covered by Jesus Christ, who serves as our righteous Advocate. We are encouraged to live in a state of conscious accountability, confessing sins immediately rather than waiting, which prevents the accuser from finding fault. Furthermore, the speaker emphasizes that our service to others is ultimately service to Christ, and we should not expect gratitude from people.
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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: The Advocate and the Accuser Date: 07/11/2021 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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