Good Day,
Christ as mediator:
Mediator:
Thayer Definition:
1) one who intervenes between two, either in order to make or restore peace and friendship, or form a compact, or for ratifying a covenant
2) a medium of communication, arbitrator
DA Carson covers some of the OT text as they relate to Melchizedek (Hebrews 7 ), you should get His book to better understand OT usage in the NT.
https://www.uu.edu/audio/ryancenter/wordwithintheword-0409/042509-DACarson-Plenary3.mp3
Because of His Meditation we have peace, and the covenant is ratified by him. In his role as mediator and priest he does not fail all he meditates for have peace and are restored to God. Saved to the uttermost, unless if you contend that Jesus is unable to serve as an effective mediator.
Jesus says it best, unless you think that Jesus fails to fulfill the will of His Father. In His role as Mediator he can guarantee to lose that which the Father has given to him.
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
In Him,
Bill
Your understanding of Lord Jesus' mediatory role does not harmonize with Lord Jesus' own understanding of his role as Mediator.
- The Father gives to the Son those who believe in the Son, for that is the will of the Father.
- Only believers in Lord Jesus will come to Lord Jesus for salvation.
- Non- believers will not come to the Son to be saved.
- All who believe in him are saved.
- That is the will and the promise of God.
John 6:37 All those whom the Father
gives me will
come to me.
He who comes to me I will in no way throw out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. 39 This is the will of my Father who sent me, that of all he has
given to me I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day. 40
{{{For}}} this is
the will of the one who sent me, that
everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
That is the Gospel Truth, that whosoever believes is saved (
John 3:16).
Those who
believe in Lord Jesus, evidenced by listening to and following him, will
come to Lord Jesus to be saved. These are the sheep whom God gives to the Son to be saved, and of which no one can snatch from his hand.
John 10:27 My sheep hear (
listen) my voice, and I know them, and
they follow me. 28
I give eternal life to {{{
them}}}. {{{
They}}} will never perish, and no one will snatch {{{
them}}} out of my hand. 29 My Father who has
given {{{
them}}}
to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
Who are the {{{
them}}} and {{{
they}}} whom the Father {{{
gives}}} to the Son?
Answer: The Father gives to the Son those sheep who listen to and follow His Son. Those sheep who listen to and follow the Son are given eternal life and no one can snatch from his hand. The "
Promise" is for those
who believe; {{{for}}} that is
the will of the Father (
John 6:40).
By faith we are {{{
made alive}}} in Christ Jesus, not before faith - that is "the Promise."
Galatians 3:21-22 (WEB) 21 Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could {{{
make alive}}}, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law. 22 But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that
the promise {{{
by faith}}} in Jesus Christ might be given
to those who believe.
To have faith, or to believe, is
present and
continuous. The believer is
urged,
commanded,
admonished, and
warned to
remain in the faith to the end to
inherit the Promise of God.
Hebrews 4:1 (WEB) {{{
Let us}}}
fear therefore, lest perhaps anyone of you should seem to have
come short of a
promise of
entering into His Rest.
Hebrews 6:11-12 (WEB) 11 We desire that
each one of you may show the
same diligence to the fullness of hope
even to the end, 12 that
you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through
faith and
perseverance inherited the promises.
Romans 11:21-22 (WEB) 20 True; by
their unbelief they
were broken off, and
you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited,
but fear; 21 for if God didn’t spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. 22 See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those {{{
who fell}}},
severity; but toward you, goodness,
if you continue in his goodness;
otherwise you also will be cut off.
