mediator
A mediator is one who stands between two parties to bring peace or agreement. In Scripture, Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and human beings because through Him sinners are reconciled to God.
At a Glance
A mediator is one who stands between two parties to bring peace or agreement. In Scripture, Jesus Christ is the one mediator between God and human beings because through Him sinners are reconciled to God.
Description
A mediator is a go-between who brings two parties together, especially where there is distance, conflict, or covenant relationship to be established or restored. In the Bible, the central theological use of the term points to Jesus Christ, who is uniquely qualified to mediate between God and sinners because He is fully God and fully man. Scripture identifies Him as the one mediator between God and men and as the mediator of the new covenant, secured by His sacrificial death and applied through His risen, ongoing intercession. While Moses could function in a mediated role under the old covenant and others may serve in secondary representative ways, the saving and covenantal mediation that reconciles people to God belongs to Christ alone.