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32341
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English
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Jesus Christ, ESQ.
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Dialogue : A Journal of Mormon Thought
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Summer 2021
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54
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2
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Illinois
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University of Illinois Press
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Steffen elaborates on the term John uses for Christ, paraclétos, which means lawyer. As a lawyer, he expands on the idea that Christ is our lawyer because he advocates for us and defends us against the judgement day. Through his love and sympathy for us, as well as his power and the Atonement, Christ will always be our defender and mediator against the judgements of Heavenly Father, as long as we continue to have faith in him. Steffen compares Christ's actions to his own actions as an earthly lawyer and explains how Christ's actions are significantly better than any others.