Chapter 8 – Christ Our Mediator Paragraph 5 – Christ The Perfect Mediator – 1 Timothy 2:5 … “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” WHY do we need a MEDIATOR? – because we have a serious, moral dilemma; Ø God is an infinite Spirit—we are finite, physical creatures who are spiritually dead… Ø God is holy—and we are sinful… Ø God is the Law Giver—we are by lawbreakers… Ø God is the Ruler of all things—we are full of rebellion… Ø God is loving—we are hateful… So we need someone to fix our problems and settle the controversy… Jesus Christ is the perfect Mediator between God and man—because He is both God and Man… This is the genius of the gospel…