We continue once again with our forth question, who specifically is the Mediator? In this study we would like to take a quick look at the “Testator” to see how this is related to the Mediator. Testator: a person who has made a will or given a legacy. “And for this reason he is the Mediator of the new covenant by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first (Law) covenant, that those who are called…
Who specifically is the Mediator? As we had stated at the end of our last post the typical answer to this question is Christ, but who is THE Christ? What say the Scriptures? “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into the body…for in fact the body is not one member (Christ…
Who are the parties in dispute who require mediation? In the general sense we have already addressed this question by affirming that the dispute is between God and the “sons of disobedience” (Eph 5:6), that it is these two parties who have need of mediation in order to facilitate reconciliation. Now who exactly are the “sons of disobedience” upon whom the wrath of God abides? “And you [did he make alive,] when you were dead through your trespasses and sins,…
A common and erroneous thought held by many professing Christians today is that the Lord is (presently) engaged in the work of mediation, mediating the New Covenant between God and the Church. They imagine that this New Covenant went into effect during our Lord’s first advent when it is assumed he sealed the New Covenant with Spiritual Israel, with his blood. Now it is our hope in this particular presentation to find the truth on these matters so as to…