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Includes excellent chart comparing the priesthood and advocacy we all need.
Excerpt: I’d like to speak this afternoon on the subject of backsliding and restoration. I would also like to speak of the priesthood and advocacy of Christ, which is an integral part of backsliding and restoration. In particular, I want to look at the cause of backsliding and at how God in grace restores a backslider. I’m sure that this subject will have some application to every one of us here, in one way or another. The fact that there are Christians here at all today with a desire to go on for the Lord is a testament to the faithfulness of God and the intercession of Christ as our High Priest and Advocate. It is, therefore, not without a sense of personal gratitude for the grace and mercy of God that I take up this subject with you.
Grace That Saves and Grace That Restores
First of all, we need to understand that saving, keeping, and restoring our souls are all works of God’s grace. We cannot save ourselves, for the Bible says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph. 2:8-9). And, we cannot keep ourselves, for the Word also says, “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.” (Jude24)
Furthermore, if we fail, we cannot restore ourselves. Psalm 23:3 says, “He restoreth my soul.” Simply put; the saving of our souls is the work of Christ as our SAVIOUR; the keeping of our souls is the work of Christ as our HIGH PRIEST; and the restoring of our souls is the work of Christ as our ADVOCATE. We truly owe everything to the Lord for His grace and mercy.