Chunks: The Letters of John

The word “advocate” may conjure up images of attorneys and courtrooms, and rightly so. John is the only New Testament writer to use the word, which was typically used in legal contexts. Here, in his letter, he uses it to refer to Jesus; in his gospel, it’s used by Jesus to refer to the Holy Spirit. But either way, we shouldn’t read this as suggesting that we need a high-powered attorney to save us from the hanging judge…