Question 38
Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?
It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death;a give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;b and to satisfy God’s justice,c procure his favor,d purchase a peculiar people,e give his Spirit to them,f conquer all their enemies,g and bring them to everlasting salvation.h
Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God?
It was requisite that the Mediator should be God, that he might sustain and keep the human nature from sinking under the infinite wrath of God, and the power of death;a give worth and efficacy to his sufferings, obedience, and intercession;b and to satisfy God’s justice,c procure his favor,d purchase a peculiar people,e give his Spirit to them,f conquer all their enemies,g and bring them to everlasting salvation.h
a. Acts 2:24–25; Romans 1:4; 4:25; Hebrews 9:14
Acts 2:24–25
2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
2:24 But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches. 2:25 David says about Him: 'I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Romans 1:4
1:4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
1:4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 4:25
4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
4:25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
Hebrews 9:14
9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
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b. Acts 20:28; Hebrews 9:14; 7:25–28
Acts 20:28
20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Hebrews 9:14
9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 7:25–28
7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 7:27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 7:28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
7:25 Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. 7:26 Such a high priest truly befits us-One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 7:27 Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself. 7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.
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c. Romans 3:24–26
Romans 3:24–26
3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 3:26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
3:24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 3:25 God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. 3:26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
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d. Ephesians 1:6; Matthew 3:17
Ephesians 1:6
1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
Matthew 3:17
3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
3:17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"
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e. Titus 2:13–14
Titus 2:13–14
2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 2:14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
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f. Galatians 4:6
Galatians 4:6
4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
4:6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!"
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g. Luke 1:68–69, 71, 74
Luke 1:68–69; Luke 1:71; Luke 1:74
1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
1:68 "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. 1:69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, 1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, 1:74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
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h. Hebrews 5:8–9; 9:11–15
Hebrews 5:8–9
5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
5:8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. 5:9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
Hebrews 9:11–15
9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 9:13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. 9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! 9:15 Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
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