Jesus, the Only Mediator
Scripture Reading — Acts 4:1-22
“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name given under heaven by which we must be saved.”
Acts 4:12
Is it possible for us as sinners to have fellowship with a holy God?
How can we, being just dust and ashes, be reconciled with the Creator of the universe?
How can we, sinful human beings, have access to the throne of God?
The Christian faith is not a path open to us from earth to heaven, but a path opened by God from heaven to earth. In Christ, God reconciled the world to himself (2 Corinthians 5:19). There is only one mediator between God and humankind—and that mediator is Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5).
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one can go to the Father except through him (John 14:6). Jesus is the new and living path that leads you to God.
Jesus said, “I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in … and find pasture” (John 10:9).
Jesus is the way to salvation, to abundant provision, and to liberation. He is the bridge that connects you to God.
He is the ultimate high priest who mediates between you and God. No church, no religion, no sacred rite, aside from Jesus Christ, can reconcile you with God.
Christ is the only mediator.
Have you surrendered yourself to him?
Dear God, deliver me from the legalistic requirements I often set on myself. Help me surrender totally to Christ as my only Savior. Through him I pray. Amen.
About the author — Hernandes Lopes
Hernandes became the Portuguese ministry leader for Today's sister Portuguese ministry in 2010. He also serves as the director of the organization Luz Para o Caminho (Light for the Way), an organization formed in partnership between ReFrame and the Presbyterian
Church of Brazil. Hernandes has authored more than 160 books and is a popular and respected conference speaker in Brazil. Hernandes graduated from Seminário Presbiteriano do Sul in Brazil and earned a Doctorate of Ministry from Reformed Theological Seminary in
Jackson, MS.
Hernandes and his wife, Tinha, have two adult children.
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