There is Only
One
Mediator

by Pastor Greg Wilson (CB)

Many have grown up believing that
God must be approached through
various and sundry mediators.   They
have been taught that He can only be
reached through a human priest.   They
have learned that for prayer to be
answered it must be addressed to the
"Patron Saint"
who has the oversight
of their particular area of need.   There
has even been planted in their minds a
fear of approaching Christ Himself,
except through the mediatorship of His
mother.

Established churches have long been
able to turn these and other man-made
doctrines into great wealth, as can be
seen by the magnificent Cathedrals of
Europe, and elsewhere.   God's
revelation to mankind, the Bible,
contains no references to these pagan
superstitions.   Not once is anyone told
that they must make prayers through a
human priest.   Never do we find any

instructions concerning the offering of
prayers to departed saints.   No one in
the New Testament Church is ever
recorded as having made even an
appeal to the Lord's mother before her
death, much less, a prayer to her after
her death.

The Bible states: "For there is one
God, and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus;"
(1
Timothy 2:5).   This Scripture clearly
indicates that we are to approach God
through Christ Jesus alone.   The Bible
never once instructs a believer to
approach God through some other man
or woman.

I would urge you to come now to
Christ in repentance from your sins,
and in faith of His atoning death on
Calvary in your behalf.   You need not
go through some human priest.   It is not
necessary to pick your way through a
maze of "Patron Saints."   But you may
personally come boldly to the throne of

grace by the blood of Jesus Christ
(Hebrews 4:16; 10:19).   You may
personally know the forgiveness of
sins and the answer of prayer through
the sole mediatorship of Jesus Christ.
--
"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."   (Hebrews 4:16)
"Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus," (Hebrews 10:19).