JESUS CHRIST IS OUR ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER

What is an Advocate?

A person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person. 

Jesus Christ is our advocate with God the Father.  He pleads the cause of the righteous in the Holy courts above.

The Grand Council in the Spirit World.

Abraham had mentioned this Grand Council in his writings.  He told us what had happened at the meeting to re-fresh our memories because we were all there.

The Father presented the Plan of Salvation and God knew that we would sin while on earth, so as part of the plan He asked for a volunteer to come down to earth and Atone for the sins of the world and become our Savior.

According to Abraham written in the Book of Abraham, here is what happened.

Abraham 3: 22-28

22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;

23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.

24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;

25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;

26 And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.

27 And the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. And another answered and said: Here am I, send me. And the Lord said: I will send the first.

28 And the second was angry, and kept not his first estate; and, at that day, many followed after him.

Our first estate was the Spirit World. 

Our second estate is here on earth now.

Jehovah, who later became Jesus Christ on earth and the Son of the Morning who later became Satan, volunteered.

Jesus Christ was accepted and Satan was rejected.

Satan rebelled and also one third of the host of Heaven followed Him and they were cast down to the earth and are being used to tempt us during this life test. 

They only have the power to tempt us but cannot make us do anything.

We still have our Free Agency.  If we do wrong it is because we chose it.

Jesus Christ Performed the Atonement for us.

Jehovah or Jesus Christ came down and performed the Atonement for all of us and those who accept His Atonement and Gospel, repent of our sins and keep His commandments, the Atonement is effective in our lives.

The righteous are given to Him by the Father, and He pleads our case before God the Father.

The Lord told the Prophet Joseph Smith in a revelation on March 7, 1831 about what He does:

Doctrine and Covenants 45: 3-5

3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—

4 Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;

5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.

He knows that we are not perfect but are working towards that goal.

We know that we will not attain perfection in this world but He knows we are trying and He pleads for us.

We came here to gain a physical body for our spirits.  We are learning how to use and care for it. 

The detailed knowledge of the life we lived in the Spirit World would be blocked off by a veil over our minds so we could learn to live by Faith. 

We needed to learn and develop our Faith and trust in Him.

He pleads with the Father for us so we can eventually live with Him again.

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