And
for this cause He [Jesus] is the mediator of the new testament, that
by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that
were
under the first testament, they which are called might receive the
promise of eternal inheritance.
Jesus,
the Son of God, our Savior is our mediator. Not Mary His mother, or
any early priest or prelate. Only Jesus can bridge the gap between
you and God...a gap that your sin has caused. A gap that will remain
constant and eternal unless you put your faith in Him. Often, we
read about 'mediation' in the sporting world when the players union
is threatening a strike. But spiritual, we have sinned against God
and have alienated Him from us. We've created a rift by not
following our contract.
We
can rely on our own defense whatever it may be. We can rely on our
church membership or on a religious family member and a philanthropic
affiliation. But the Bible says that Jesus, not those things
previously mentioned, is the mediator.
And
He mediates by means of death. His death. His blood. His
sacrifice. That is the way of redemption. Not through His healing,
or His teaching or His moral life. Only through His death are we
redeemed and forgiven.
John
Gill wrote “What he bore were 'sins'; all kind of sin, every act of
sin, and all that belongs to it; its filth, guilt, and punishment,
even the iniquity of all his people; which must be a prodigious
weight, and than which nothing could be more nauseous: his bearing
them supposes they were upon him, though not in him, imputed, though
not inherent; that he did not sink under them; that he made an entire
satisfaction for them, and bore them wholly away, both from the
persons of his people, and from the sight of justice.”
Trust
in Jesus, dear friend. He is the only way you can be reconciled to
God.
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