JESUS CHRIST THE MEDIATOR Between God and Man

JESUS CHRIST: THE MEDIATOR… Between God and Man (1 Timothy 2: 5)

Isaiah’s Vision of God Isaiah 6: 1 -5 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

Isaiah’s Vision of God Isaiah 6: 1 -5 3 And one cried to another and said: "Holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!" 4 And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.

Isaiah’s Vision of God Isaiah 6: 1 -5 5 So I said: "Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts. "

Man’s Interaction With God Man has always needed a mediator (Deuteronomy 5: 5) "I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the LORD; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain.

Man’s Interaction With God Man has always needed a mediator (Galatians 3: 19) What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.

Man’s Interaction With God Man has always needed a mediator (Numbers 16: 48) And he stood between the dead and the living; so the plague was stopped.

Man’s Interaction With God Man has always needed a mediator (Isaiah 59: 16) He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.

Mediator Mediate: occupying a middle position Mediation: intervention between conflicting parties to promote reconciliation

Mediator A mediator is not of one… (Galatians 3: 20) Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. Ideally, a mediator shares equally in the interest of both parties

The Problem (Isaiah 59: 16) He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. No man… No mediator…

The Solution… Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2: 5) For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

JESUS CHRIST: THE MEDIATOR… Between God and Man (1 Timothy 2: 5)

Jesus Christ: The Mediator of God’s Gift (Rom. 5: 1; 6: 23)(Isa. 53: 10 -12)(Jn. 14: 6)(Eph. 2: 13 -18) Mediator of God’s Covenant (Heb. 12: 24 ; 8: 6 ; 9: 15) (Deut. 18: 18) (Matt. 17: 5) (Heb. 1: 1 -3) (Jn. 12: 48 -50) Mediator of God’s Fellowship and Blessings (1 Tim. 2: 5) (Heb. 2: 7 ; 4: 14 ; 7: 25 ; 9: 24 ; 10: 19 -21) (1 Jn. 2: 1) (Jn. 16: 23) (Rom. 8: 34)

JESUS CHRIST: THE MEDIATOR… Between God and Man (1 Timothy 2: 5)