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The mediatorship was an office in the church instituted by God. lit was an office to which belonged the following duties: reconciling the people of Israel to God through a sacrifice by blood; praying for this people on the grounds of the merits of this sacrifice; blessing this people in God's name a
Now the Catechism asks in Lord's Day 6, why must he be very man and also perfectly righteous? Because the justice of God requires that the same human nature which hath sinned should likewise make satisfaction for sin, and one who is himself a sinner cannot satisfy for others. Why must he in one
We are certain that Jesus is the only mediator and savior. But that is put to the test. and put to the test by the fact that we do not always live up to what we confess with our mouths. When, for example, you and I do not find everything in Jesus, then our confession that Jesus is the only medi
Perhaps a couple struggling in their marriage or perhaps two businessmen. or in a fight over a contract or something of that sort. And so a middleman is needed, somebody to go between them to help resolve that conflict. The reason there is a conflict is because some offense has occurred. Which e
He looks to the left, he looks to the right, but he doesn't stand on the left. He doesn't stand on the right, the mediator stands in the middle. He intervenes and his work is to bring the two together. The mediator turns to the left and he says, these are your requirements. This is what you mus
What sort of a mediator and deliverer then must we seek for? The answer, one who is first, very man, second, perfectly righteous, and yet, more powerful than all creatures, that is to say, third, one who is also very God. That's the mediator we need. And we saw, therefore, that the only way we ca
He brought those who were by nature enemies of God into friendship and covenant life with God. That's what happened at the cross. That's the good news of the gospel. Now each of these five words have a common thread, and the common thread is sin. And so this is good news only for those who under
Who is that mediator? And the answer we love to give, we love to give, my Lord Jesus Christ. A knowledge revealed to us through the gospel. So let's consider this truth of our mediator this morning in Lord's Day 6. We do so under the theme, Our Mediator Revealed. First, let's consider the mediat
And in the process, we're inclined to take the gospel itself for granted. And then eventually, the inclination is to become confused as to what the gospel actually is. And then this, is what becomes the essence of the gospel. That I have the calling to serve God. And it is, in fact, exactly here
1 Peter 3, verse 18, For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. Reconciliation is a beautiful reality. Do you know what reconciliation is? Children, young people, all of us, do we know what reconciliation is? What a beautiful reality it