The Household of God Ephesians 2:19
L6C1 Lesson 6 Class 1 Man's Need of Mediator 02-05-2018BBC L6C2 Man's need of a Mediator
Job 25:4-6, “How then can man be just before God?
Reading Job 25:4-6 Shows how hopeless Man's situation was. Man, creation, and the starts offered no hope. They are defiled it so that God cannot look with joy upon it.
2. Jeremiah 30:21 (and we all should be hopeful) that God will at raise a Mediator from within us
3. Requirements of a Mediator
Process
Man’s basic need Eternal Life.
Eternal Life requires Righteousness
Righteousness could be met only by God - By the Incarnation of God’s Son.
Incarnation
Why is Incarnation the only solution to man's need? The Mediator can access God
and Man on their terms
Incarnation creates a unique person in the universe. Explain. There is only one
person in Time and Space and the Spiritual who is able to access all - JESUS.
Mediator what does a Mediator do? What will he do for Man?
The requirements of a Mediator for man are the following:
1. He must be a man,
Why? for he must represent humanity.
2. He must possess the capacity to understand and to sympathize with the
temptations of man. Why? Without the Challenge of temptation redemption is not
required. Hebrews 4:15
3. He must also possess a standing of righteousness with Deity. Why Man will
have access to deity through him. Matthew 3:17, 17:5
4. He must not be a subject of Satan; he must be free from all Satanic
authority. Why? Or he is as guilty and not qualified
These requirements could be met only by the union of God and man in one
individual. - Jesus!
Key Morale
Jesus is the ONLY qualified redeemer for ManQuestions
QUESTIONS
1. What in human history reveals that universal man recognizes that he has no
standing with Deity?
2. Give a description of man’s standing before God after his sin. Give
Scripture.
3. Why did man need a Mediator?
4. What were the means of approach unto God that were given to Adam and his
family?
5. What did the incident in Leviticus 10:1-3 reveal to Israel?
6. Explain the two other incidents in the life of Israel that show man’s need of
a Mediator?
7. How did Job voice man’s need of s Mediator?
8. Explain and give the Scripture in Jeremiah that showed man’s need of s
Mediator.