How is Christ our mediator?
The saving ministry of Jesus Christ is summed up in the statement that He is the "mediator between God and men" (1 Tim. 2:5). A mediator is one who brings together parties who are out of communication and who may be alienated, estranged, or at war with each other. The mediator must have links with both sides so as to identify with and maintain the interests of both and represent each to the other on a basis of goodwill. Thus Moses was a mediator between God and Israel (Gal. 3:19), speaking to Israel on God's behalf when God gave the law (Ex. 20:18-21 ) and speaking to God on Israel's behalf when Israel had sinned (Ex. 32:9-33:17). Every member of our fallen and rebellious race is by nature "hostile to God" (Rom. 8:7), standing under God's wrath, the punitive rejection whereby as Judge He expresses active anger at our sins (Rom. 1: 18; 2:5-9; 3:5, 6). Reconciliation of the alienated parties is needed, but can only occur if Go