Essential Truths in the Heart of a Christian by Wilhelmus Schortinghuis

Author:Wilhelmus Schortinghuis [Schortinghuis, Wilhelmus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dutch
Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
Published: 2009-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

16

About the Mediator of the Covenant

Q. 1. Who is the mediator of the covenant of grace?

A. The mediator not only in divine negotiations but also in the actual work of reconciliation is the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 2:1–2).

Q. 2. Is Jesus the Nazarene then truly the promised Messiah who was to come?

A. This is clear from all the prophecies about the exact time and manner of His coming (Gen. 49:10; Dan. 9:24–27); about the appointed place (Micah 5:1); about His person (Isa. 7:14); about His activities (Joel 2:26), His humiliation, His exaltation (Isa. 53:10–11); and about everything that was fulfilled in Him (Luke 24:26).

Q. 3. Is Jesus truly a surety and mediator on behalf of the elect sinner?

A. Certainly. This is clear from His being called a ransom (Matt. 20:28), a surety (Heb. 7:22), a redeemer (Gal. 3:13), a priest (1 John 2:2), a mediator (1 Tim. 2:5), as well as from His mediatorial activities (Isa. 53:10).

Q. 4. Is this role of Christ as a surety on behalf of the elect appropriate for God?

A. Certainly, because it is not contrary to but in conformity with God’s grace, justice, law, and gospel (Rom. 3:25; Rom. 3:31; Rom. 1:17; 2 Cor. 5:19).

Q. 5. For whom is Christ the mediator and surety?

A. Not for angels (Heb. 2:16) or all people (Matt. 20:16), but only for all the elect given to Him by the Father (John 17:14; John 10:14; John 17:9).

Q. 6. Was such a mediator and surety necessary?

A. Because no angels or people could satisfy God’s righteousness (Ps. 49:8), Christ had to be the mediator in order to reconcile God with the sinner in an appropriate manner (Isa. 63:3; Jer. 30:21; John 14:6).

Q. 7. In what nature is Christ the mediator?

A. In both His human and His divine natures, in order to earn and to apply salvation (Acts 20:28; Isa. 45:21–25).

Q. 8. Is He then an all-sufficient surety for all the elect?

A. He is their only (John 14:6) and sufficient surety (John 1:16), God’s guarantee that they gain wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and complete redemption from God (1 Cor. 1:30; Col. 3:11).

Q. 9. Who have a part in this mediator?

A. Those who are united with Him in faith (Eph. 3:17) and who actually use, experience, and display the power of His reconciliation and His saving virtues (Phil. 3:10).

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