Christ Is The Only Mediator
A. Christ Is The Only Mediator A mediator is one who goes between God and man. There have been, and still are, myriads of men, either claiming they are the Christ; or that they possess special powers above others in order to be man's representative to God.
Maybe you are one who actually believes your minister or priest can forgive your sins; thereby instilling in you the confidence that you are now ready for eternity. Let us examine the BIBLE and see if you have been misled; or if their claims are substantiated. Here is God's Word on the subject:
1. 1 Timothy 2:5.
"For there is one God, and ONE MEDIATOR between God and men, the man CHRIST JESUS."
2. Romans 8:34.
"Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, WHO ALSO MAKETH INTERCESSION FOR US."
3. John 14:6.
"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME."
4. Hebrews 7:25.
“Wherefore he (Christ) is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him (Christ), seeing He (Christ) ever liveth to MAKE INTERCESSION FOR THEM."
5. 1 John 2:1.
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an ADVOCATE with the Father, JESUS CHRIST the righteous:"
6. Isaiah 53:12 ".. .and he (Christ) bare the sin of many, and made INTERCESSION FOR THE TRANS-GRESSORS."
One would have to outright deny the Word of God and call Jesus Christ a liar by not acknowledging that Christ, and He alone, is the only one who can forgive our sins!
Isaiah 53:5-6 describes the lost condition of man and what our wonderful Savior did for us. No wonder He is a jealous God!
"But he (Christ) was wounded for our trans-gressions, he (Christ) was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him (Christ); and with his stripes we are healed." (v.5).
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him (Christ) THE INI-QUITY OF US ALL.” (v.6). The only One who can forgive sins is the One who paid for our sins; and that is Jesus Christ. The only true and absolute peace a person can possess concerning eternal life comes from Jesus Christ and His payment for sin. Paul makes this perfectly clear in Romans 5:1, “Therefore being justified by faith, we HAVE PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Scriptures are vouchsafed in plenty for those who have a sincere desire to know the truth. Tradition has propagated upon humanity the most dastardly evil employed by some of the clergy to convince the unsuspecting that they have the power of Jesus Christ to forgive your sins. The following Scriptures will unmask the veil of error and illuminate the truth of God’s Word: