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1 Timothy

1 Timothy 
Day 
Day 30

"For there is one God and one Mediator..."

Text: 1 Timothy 2:5

STRUGGLES WITH KNOWING GOD

Mankind struggles with knowledge of God. There are so many views about God that the average person is sometimes very confused.

1. Atheism versus Theism

a) Atheism rejects the notion of the existence of God.
b) Theism argues that God exists.

2. Polytheism versus Monotheism.

a) Polytheism argues that there are many gods.
b) Monotheism argues that there is only one God.

CHRISTIAN THEISM

The apostle Paul effectively summarises Christian theism in this text.

“For there is one God and one Mediator
between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”

1 Timothy 2:5

1. “For there is one God”

a) Monotheism is declared.
b) This is a cardinal Christian theological truth.

2. “And one Mediator between God and men”

a) This was a distinctive Christian theological truth.
b) The idea of a Mediator.
i) His role is to mediate.
ii) His role is to seek to reconcile.

3. “The Man Christ Jesus”

a) The humanity of Jesus is highlighted here.
b) He is the Mediator in a very unique way.
i) He provided the atonement for sinful mankind to be pardoned by God.
ii) He became the perfect Lamb of God who is able to take away the sin of the world.
iii) Man is given a new birth through faith in the Lord Jesus.
iv) Man becomes a new creation through the grace and power of God.