Zac Poonen - The Advocate and the Accuser

Zac PoonenJuly 12, 202122mWatch on YouTube

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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)

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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Jesus our righteous advocateIn heaven we have Jesus as our righteous advocate, who does not defend wrongdoing but cleanses us through His blood when we are honest.

Satan the full-time accuserSatan operates from the second heaven accusing believers day and night before God, pointing out the actual wrongs we have committed.

Conscious of nothing against myselfOur goal should be to live with a clear conscience like the apostle Paul, dealing with sins immediately as we walk in the light.

The process of spiritual growthSpiritual growth is the transition of unconscious attitudes becoming conscious when God gives us light on areas that are unchrist-like.

Learning not to expect gratitudeThe speaker shares a personal lesson where God showed him that expecting gratitude from someone he helped was unchrist-like, because good deeds are done unto the Lord.

When an attitude becomes sinAn attitude may not be reckoned as sin when we are unconscious of it, but once God gives us light, continuing in it makes it a sin.

The woman caught in adulteryThe Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery to trap Jesus, but Jesus responded with grace rather than condemnation.

Joshua the high priest and the advocateIn Zechariah chapter three, Satan stands to accuse Joshua, but the Lord defends him, removes his filthy garments, and clothes him in clean garments.

The ministry of making others gloriousInstead of joining the devil in accusing others and pointing the finger like Adam did, we are called to have the ministry of restoration and prayer.

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