Question 23: Jesus Our Mediator

Read: 1 Timothy 2:5-6
Listen: 1 Timothy 2

Question: What does it mean that Jesus is our mediator?

Answer: As our mediator, Jesus represents us before God and restores our relationship with him.

 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. 1 Timothy 2:5-6

Paul declares the profound truth that Jesus Christ stands as the one and only mediator between God and humanity. Without Christ, people are enemies of God, alienated from him because of their sin (Colossians 1:21). Humanity needed a mediator to go before them, to make a way to God because they could not do it themselves. Jesus accomplished this by enacting a new covenant in his blood (Luke 22:20). Through Jesus, internal devotion replaces external religion. God gives people new hearts and new spirits, writing his laws on their hearts and changing them from the inside out (Ezekiel 36:26-27). God offers to embrace all people in this new covenant through faith in Jesus Christ.

Jesus continues to be our mediator today. He interceded for us before the Father (Romans 8:34). His mediation changes everything about how we approach God. We don’t come to God as condemned criminals or fearful servants but as reconciled children whose mediator has already made peace. Jesus has torn down the barrier between humanity and God, opening the way for an intimate relationship with our Creator. His ongoing work as our mediator means we can approach God with confidence, knowing our mediator understands both our human struggles and God’s holy nature perfectly.

TODAY: Thank Jesus for serving as your mediator, making it possible for you to have a relationship with God. Pray with confidence, knowing that Jesus has secured your access to the Father and intercedes for you. Learn more about Jesus as our mediator in our We Believe document HERE.