1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;… I. THE NECESSITY OF A MEDIATOR. But there are difficulties existing — a mighty gulf separating God and man. He cannot cross to us; we cannot cross to Him. His holiness is one obstacle. "He is of purer eyes than to behold evil." Guilty and polluted as we are, we cannot approach that Holy Being without being at once consumed as were Korah and his companions. We at once see the necessity of a mediator. His justice is another obstacle. "Justice and judgment are the habitation of His throne." Maintaining the honour and dignity of His government was another obstacle. The great Legislator of heaven has enacted a law that sin must be punished, that death must be the penalty of disobedience. That peace on earth and glory to God may harmonize, there must be a mediator. Thus we have noticed the need of a mediator on the part of Jehovah. The mediator is equally necessary on the part of man. Man needed One who would descend into the depths of ruin, place underneath him the arms of omnipotent love, and raise him up — One who could enter into his dungeon, strike off his fetters, and throw open the prison door for his release — One who can reveal the Most High as a God of mercy, compassion, and love, yearning over the wandering prodigal, and anxiously watching for the first sight of a trembling penitent returning home. II. CHRIST JESUS THROUGH "THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO NATURES IS ADAPTED TO ACT AS MEDIATOR. 1. He is equal with God; He is "the mighty God." 2. He is acquainted with the mind of God.Christ being human possesses three qualifications to act as mediator: — 1. An affinity to our nature. 2. A sympathy with our infirmities. 3. An interest in our cause.From this subject we learn — 1. To admire the wisdom of God in providing such a mediator. 2. The love of Christ in occupying such a position. 3. The folly of sinners in rejecting this mediator. (I. Watkins.) Parallel Verses KJV: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;WEB: For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, |
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