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What Does it Mean That Jesus Is Our Mediator?
The reason a mediator is needed is because mankind cannot be reconciled to God on their own. Neither can God arbitrarily forgive sin without justice being satisfied. A mediator was needed to make things right, someone who was perfectly sinless, yet human.
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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word mediator in English means “one who mediates” or more specifically, “one that mediates between parties at variance.”
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The word carries the idea of someone who is a go-between for two arguing parties, usually through some sort of compromise.
Although the English meaning of mediator has the connotation of compromise to arrive at a reconciliation between two conflicting parties, the biblical word does not involve compromise but instead holds a deeper and richer meaning.
In the Bible, Christ as Mediator reconciled man and God and is the only One who can mediate to bring about a relationship between God and man (John 14:6).
Jesus’ role as mediator is linked to His sacrificial death on the cross. To understand how Jesus is our mediator, one must understand why a mediator was needed, what Jesus did to act as a mediator, and why He is the only One who could bring reconciliation between man and God.
How Jesus Is Our Mediator
Because of Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:6-7,16-19), mankind has ever since suffered the effects of sin, which includes separation from God (Isaiah 59:2).
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Sin was passed down from the original humans to all people today (Romans 5:12), and everyone also chooses to sin against the Lord (Romans 3:23). Mankind is in rebellion against the Lord.
Compounded onto the problem that humans are separated from God is the fact that there is nothing humans can do about the situation.
Doing good works or trying to fulfill the Law is useless since all of mankind’s good deeds are filthy rags in the sight of God (Isaiah 64:6).
Man’s sin is too overwhelming. No amount of good works or following a set of religious rules can make a human right with God (Romans 3:28).
On the other side of the situation, God is holy and just. He loves mankind, whom He created, but God cannot arbitrarily forgive man’s sin.
His holiness and justice cannot overlook the sinfulness of humans, for this would compromise His holy nature. Instead, God took the initiative in reconciling Himself to man (2 Corinthians 5:18-19).
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Therefore, the reason a mediator is needed is because mankind cannot be reconciled to God on their own. Neither can God arbitrarily forgive sin without justice being satisfied. A mediator was needed to make things right, someone who was perfectly sinless, yet human.
Understanding Our Mediator and Savior
The only way man could be reconciled to God would be for someone to live a sinless life and somehow pay the sin debt of mankind.
Because no mere man could act in this position of mediator, God the Son stepped in to reconcile Himself to the world by adding humanity to His deity (Philippians 2:6-8).
In this way, Jesus is completely God, able to take on the sins of the world, while also being a sinless man who died in place of humanity.
A mediator acts as a go-between two parties. The Greek word for mediator is mesités, which occurs three times in Scripture in relation to Christ (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 9:15; 12:24).
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In its original Greek meaning, mediator means someone who is a go-between or acts as a reconciler (Strong’s Greek: 3316). Like a lawyer in a court, Jesus acts on mankind’s behalf as the One responsible for them and their future.
In the New Testament, the author of Hebrews used familiar Old Testament imagery and examples to convey the importance of Jesus as the Mediator.
In the Old Testament, under the Law, the blood of bulls and goats were sprinkled on people to make them ceremonially or outwardly clean (Hebrews 9:13).
This ritual had to be done multiple times each year, but never imparted salvation, for justification has always been by faith (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:2-4).
In contrast, Jesus, the perfect High Priest and Mediator, shed His blood once for all for the sins of mankind (Hebrews 9:12, 14).
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Unlike the sacrificial system under the old covenant, Christ “is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance — now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant” (Hebrews 9:15, NIV).
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This New Covenant, which believers are now under, was ratified with Christ’s blood (Matthew 26:28; Luke 22:20).
Only One Mediator?
As has been shown, Jesus is a perfect Mediator. He died in place of mankind to reconcile humans to God (Romans 5:10).
When the Father looks at those who have trusted in Jesus for salvation, He sees Jesus’ work on the cross and His resurrection.
Similar to the role of a lawyer, Jesus defends believers and argues that they are innocent, not based on what they have done, but because of what He has done (1 John 2:1-2).
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He shed His blood as ransom for the world, satisfying the sin debt against the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:21).
What, then, can be made of claims by other religions which say that dead “saints” and deceased loved ones can mediate on behalf of the living?
Buddhism places a high dependence on praying to deceased loved ones, while Roman Catholics teach that “saints” can act as intercessors.
A common argument by Catholics is that saints have direct access to Christ and can thus ask for grace and blessing for those who pray to them.
There are many problems with arguing that there is more than one mediator for Christians. First, the idea that saints or deceased loved ones can intercede for Christians to ask for grace is not found in Scripture.
Salvation is always by grace through faith, which is a gift from the Lord (Ephesians 2:8-9). The only way to receive this grace is by believing in Jesus’ redeeming work, which is completely sufficient (Romans 10:9).
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Also, the Bible plainly states there is only one mediator. As 1 Timothy 2:5 states, “there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus” (NIV).
Angels, deceased loved ones, and “saints” are unable to reconcile man to God. Only God the Son, Jesus Christ, could act in the role of Mediator.
Only the blood of Christ was completely sufficient to pay for sin and put man in a right relationship with God.
A New Life and a New Covenant
Although mankind’s sin caused their separation from God, the Lord graciously chose to fix the conflict Himself.
To be the only Mediator means Christ stands as the One who clears believer’s guilt, argues on their behalf, and guarantees eternal life for all who believe in Him (John 3:16).
Amazingly, Jesus mediates on behalf of undeserving humans. The sacrifice He gave and the atonement He achieved on the cross are inseparable from His role as Mediator.
Thankfully, individuals do not have to rely on their own actions or seek to pray to the dead to experience salvation and have a relationship with God (2 Timothy 1:9).
Christ has worked on man’s behalf, bringing in a new and better covenant with the assurance of everlasting life for all who trust in Him.
For further reading:
What Does it Mean That Jesus Is Our Advocate?
What Is the Purpose of Jesus Interceding for Us in Heaven?
Why Do We Need Jesus as Our High Priest?
What Does it Mean That God Is Just?
What Does it Mean That the Holy Spirit Is Our Paraclete?
What Does it Mean That ‘The Wages of Sin Is Death’?
What Does it Mean That the ‘Gift of God Is Eternal Life’?
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Praising God
When we were little, growing up going to church, we always heard the preacher say “Praise the Lord or Praise God.” We repeated what we heard the preacher say never really understanding what it meant. As years went on, we became older and grew up, still really not understanding what we were supposed to do, or how to do it. I remember seeing people shouting and crying, and jumping up and down. I thought there was something wrong with them, and that’s when I learned that they were praising the Lord.
Praising God is showing Him how thankful we are for all that He does for us. Praising God is telling Him how wonderful He is and how much we love Him. Praising God is sharing His Word in a dark and lonely world to the lost. Praising God is what we do when we are struggling and going through situations we cannot control because we know He is there with us. Praising God in the good times shows Him that we can praise Him even when nothing is going wrong.
God inhabits the praises of His people. god loves praise. He is greatly to be praised. we were created to give Him praise, and to bring Him glory, and to give Him glory in all that we say and do that’s righteous in His sight. Praise god by singing songs of inspiration to Him…songs of praise and worship.
We always put God first before we do anything after He wakes us up, such as washing our face or brushing our teeth. God understands that we will have to use the restroom before we pray, but the most important thing is to always put God first because He is a jealous God, and He is a consuming fire. He doesn’t want anything put before Him. He doesn’t want us to worship false gods. He wants us to follow His Commandments and Statutes, and live a holy, and righteous life. He wants us to be perfect because He is perfect. He knows that we are human and we are going to make more mistakes than we care to, but He is a forgiving God. I don’t know what I would do if He wasn’t a forgiving God.
Praising God is what we should do no matter what. When we praise God, blessings come down. When we pray, He lightens the load we are carrying. He may not come when we want Him to come, but He is always on time. He is never late. We need God. We need Him in every area of our lives. We cannot live, move, and have our being without Him. His Spirit lives within us so, therefore we live. Without the shedding of the blood, there’s no remission of sins. If God had not sent His Son, Jesus Christ into the world to die for our sins, we would have to die in our sins because there would be no remission for sins. People would still be killing animals to pay for their sins. Jesus is the perfect, spotless Lamb of God who took the punishment that we deserved once and for all. He paid the ultimate price for us. We were bought at a price that we will never be able to repay. This is the reason why we should praise God. Jesus is our King and our Great High Priest who stands up for us when we call His name. He is our mediator. He mediates for us.
What Does it Mean That Jesus Is Our Mediator?
The reason a mediator is needed is because mankind cannot be reconciled to God on their own. Neither can God arbitrarily forgive sin without justice being satisfied. A mediator was needed to make things right, someone who was perfectly sinless, yet human. (Christianity.com)
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