There is one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. ii. 5.) He is the Mediator of a new—a better—covenant. (Heb. viii. 6; xii. 24.) The Mediator of the New Testament. (Heb. ix. 15.) No man cometh to the Father but by me. (John xiv. 6. See also Job ix. 2; John xvi. 23; Heb. vii. 25; xi. 9; 1 Pet. ii. 5.)
5. Our Advocate.
We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. (1 John ii. 1. See also Heb. ix. 24.)
6. Our Intercessor.
He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no Intercessor; therefore his arm brought salvation. (Isa. lix. 16.) He made intercession for the transgressors. (Isa. liii. 12.) He ever liveth to make intercession for them. (Heb. vii. 25. See also Rom. viii. 34.)
7. Our Propitiation.
He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John ii. 2.) Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood. (Rom. iii. 25.)
8. Our Ransom.
He is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. (Job xxxiii. 24.) The Son of man came—to give his life a ransom for many. (Matt. xx. 28.) A ransom for all to be testified in due time. (1 Tim. ii. 6.)
9. Our Righteousness.