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: - 1 John 2:1
John does not hold out the possibility that any person can be totally free from sin. This would be totally contrary to all scripture. But he is saying, “I write this Epistle to you that you might not live in sin, indulge the flesh, walk in disobedience, and behave like the world of the unregenerate!”
“And if any man sin...” as everyone does, even every person who walks in light and fellowship with God, believes Christ, and is justified by his blood. As much as we hate sin, we are still in a body of flesh and sin. But we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, our Great High Priest, who makes intercession for us. Because our sins were laid on him and he made full satisfaction for them, we are forgiven!
Henry Mahan
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