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Salem Presbyterian Church
Rev. Joel Pankratz  |  Burlington, North Carolina
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The Christian's Advocate
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
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Dear Friend,

Back in 2013 one of my friends sent this thought to me from Henry T. Mahan. It has blessed me so many times in the succeeding years that I thought I should share it with you all.

"And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1Jn.2:1

This scripture recognizes our frail, sinful human nature. A believer does not love sin, does not excuse or justify sin, but grieves over sin and desires to be without sin. Yet he owns and confesses his sin!

As Spurgeon once said, "Sin is my name, sin is my nature, and to deny is to deny the Word, deceive myself and call God a liar. My old nature is such that I will sin until I die, for sin pollutes the best things I do."

This scripture encourages the believer to trust and hope in the mercy of God AT ALL TIMES! It does not say, "If any man is holy, prayerful, and almost faithful, has an advocate;" but IF ANY MAN SINS, he has an ADVOCATE with the Father. It does not say, "If any man sins he forfeits his right to Christ's advocacy." Grace that can be forfeited because of human failure is not GRACE at all. Mercy that is conditioned upon the merit of the creature is not mercy at all. If my title to glory rests upon my works, either BEFORE OR AFTER conversion, it is a total failure.

This scripture declares that at all times, under all conditions, Jesus Christ is our righteousness, our sanctification, our advocate and our redemption. So when I sin, when I consider my past or present, and come creeping to my closet with a guilty conscience and an aching heart, I can rejoice in the mercy of my Father; for I have an ADVOCATE, JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS!

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Justification's Eternal Importance
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014
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Dear Reader, Whether you are a born-again Christian or not the doctrine of Justification has supreme importance. This doctrine is concerned with Job's question: "How should man be just [righteous] with God?" (9:2) After Adam fell into sin, God...
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The Future of the USA
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013
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Dear Friend, Our country, the USA, is by all accounts leaving the founding fathers' beliefs of good government. Some decry it, others welcome it. It is grieving to Christians because the society is leaving the morality and gospel of the Word of...
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Baptists and the Reformation
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011
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Dear Friend, Every year it seems that some Baptists deny any connection with the Reformation. They also discourage others from celebrating Reformation Day (October 31st). I say some Baptists. Not all would be of that persuasion. But yet there...
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Presbyterians and Homosexual Clergy
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
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Dear Reader, You have probably heard of the recent decision of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA) to allow presbyteries to ordain practicing homosexuals as officers in their church. This decision should come as no surprise as the PCUSA has...
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Pete Enns: A Warning to Homeschoolers
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011
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Dear Homeschooling Friend, Dr. Pete Enns is scheduled to speak at the Southeast Homeschool Convention in Greenville, SC March 17-19 as well as others around the country sponsered by the same organization. He is a former professor at Westminster...
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Antichrist & His Destruction
SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010
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Dear Reader, I recently came across this passage in Thomas Brooks' Works volume III, "The Unsearchable Riches of Christ," page 209. I hope this will encourage you to love Christ more and pray for us ministers without ceasing that we might be such...
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The Importance of the Substitute
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010
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Dear Friend, I was studying a bit on 1 Peter 3:18, "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God...", and came across this paragraph in Gordon H. Clark's commentary on 1st and 2nd Peter, New...
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Comfort for Christians Without a Sound Church
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2009
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Dear Christian Brothers and Sisters, Perhaps you have found that sadly there is no good church to attend in your area, that is, one that preaches the true gospel, administers the sacraments properly and exercises dicipline. Perhaps you also have...
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Godly Counsel on Marriage
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009
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Dear Visitor, Recently in our series on the Sermon on the Mount we looked at "Jesus and Marriage." In the course of this sermon I mentioned some paragraphs by John Brown in his three volume work, "Discourses and Sayings of Our Lord." (These...
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