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CHRISTCHRISTBASICSBASICS
ChristMediatorMaking Us One!1 Timothy 2 & Hebrews 9
ChristMediatorMaking Us One!1 Timothy 2 & Hebrews 9
1 Timothy 2:5
“For there is one God and one
Mediator between God and men, the
Man Christ Jesus....”
1 Timothy 2:5
“For there is one God and one
Mediator between God and men, the
Man Christ Jesus....”
Hebrews 9:15
“And for this reason He is the Mediator of the
new covenant, by means of death,
for the redemption of the
transgressions…
Hebrews 9:15
“And for this reason He is the Mediator of the
new covenant, by means of death,
for the redemption of the
transgressions…
“…under the first covenant, that those who are
called may receive the promise of the
eternal inheritance.”
“…under the first covenant, that those who are
called may receive the promise of the
eternal inheritance.”
The Greatest Question I amEver Asked…Why did Jesus have to die?
The Greatest Question I amEver Asked…Why did Jesus have to die?
Foundational Questions?
How we answer this Question has
Implications for all Humanity: Theological, Politically, Ideologically
and more...
Foundational Questions?
How we answer this Question has
Implications for all Humanity: Theological, Politically, Ideologically
and more...
What Kind of God Do You Believe
In?
No GodNo Moral Order!
No Objective Truth!No Eternal Realities!
What Kind of God Do You Believe
In?
No GodNo Moral Order!
No Objective Truth!No Eternal Realities!
What Kind of God Do You Believe
In?
An Incomplete or Developing GodSelf Defining and
Subjective
What Kind of God Do You Believe
In?
An Incomplete or Developing GodSelf Defining and
Subjective
What Kind of God Do You Believe
In?
An Infinite, Righteous and Sovereign GodA Biblical View of
God
What Kind of God Do You Believe
In?
An Infinite, Righteous and Sovereign GodA Biblical View of
God
The First Two
A Disconnect between Action
and Consequence
The First Two
A Disconnect between Action
and Consequence
The First Two
They do away with the
concepts of Transgression &
Disobedience
The First Two
They do away with the
concepts of Transgression &
Disobedience
The First Two
They do away with the need of
aSavior, a Mediator!
The First Two
They do away with the need of
aSavior, a Mediator!
Isaiah 6:5
“So I said: ‘Woe is me, for I am undone!
Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
hosts.’”
Isaiah 6:5
“So I said: ‘Woe is me, for I am undone!
Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of
hosts.’”
The Foundational Question
How can God, who is perfect and infinite in righteousness have a relationship with His
creation which is imperfect and finite in
righteousness?
The Foundational Question
How can God, who is perfect and infinite in righteousness have a relationship with His
creation which is imperfect and finite in
righteousness?
Man’s Brokenness
In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve
disobeyed God's clear command, as we
continually do. This separated the Creator
from the Creature!
Man’s Brokenness
In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve
disobeyed God's clear command, as we
continually do. This separated the Creator
from the Creature!
A Fundamental Response
Making Us One!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
A Fundamental Response
Making Us One!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
Romans 3:25 NCV
“God sent him to die in our place to take away
our sins. We receive forgiveness through faith in the blood of Jesus’ death. This showed that God
always does what is right and fair....”
Romans 3:25 NCV
“God sent him to die in our place to take away
our sins. We receive forgiveness through faith in the blood of Jesus’ death. This showed that God
always does what is right and fair....”
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
His death is the means by which Jesus rescued us
from death!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
His death is the means by which Jesus rescued us
from death!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
The cross sustains the Righteousness
of God, establishing a
‘Just’ Universe!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
The cross sustains the Righteousness
of God, establishing a
‘Just’ Universe!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
The cross sustainsthe Grace of God,
establishing a Relationship with
Him!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
The cross sustainsthe Grace of God,
establishing a Relationship with
Him!
2 Corinthians 5:21
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be
sin for us, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:21
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be
sin for us, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.”
1 Peter 2:24 NCV
“Christ carried our sins in his body on the
cross so we would stop living for sin and start living for what is right.
And you are healed because of his
wounds.”
1 Peter 2:24 NCV
“Christ carried our sins in his body on the
cross so we would stop living for sin and start living for what is right.
And you are healed because of his
wounds.”
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
By His death we are given a whole
new Reality!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
By His death we are given a whole
new Reality!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
A Transformation from the Old to the
New!
Why Did JesusHave to Die?
A Transformation from the Old to the
New!
All of this so that we might share in a Relationship with Him that will be Nurtured and
Enjoyed…
Making Us Onefor all Eternity!
All of this so that we might share in a Relationship with Him that will be Nurtured and
Enjoyed…
Making Us Onefor all Eternity!
CHRISTCHRISTBASICSBASICS
ChristMediator
Making Us One!1 Timothy 2 & Hebrews 9
ChristMediator
Making Us One!1 Timothy 2 & Hebrews 9
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