JESUS CHRIST-MEDIATOR
God, apart from Christ, is
an angry, offended Sovereign. Unless we
behold Him in and through Christ, the Mediator, the terrors of His Majesty
would overwhelm us. We dare not
approach the Father except in Christ because of our sins. We first fasten our eyes upon Christ, then
upon the Father. If Christ does not
bear our guilt and reconcile us unto God, we perish! Before any man can think
to stand before the face of God's justice or be admitted to the secret chamber
of God's mercy or partake of the riches of His grace, he must look to the
Mediator, Christ Jesus.
The Existence and Attributes of God.
Knowing God without knowing
our own wretchedness makes for pride. Knowing our own wretchedness without
knowing God makes for despair. Knowing Jesus Christ strikes the balance because
He shows us both God and our own wretchedness.
Blaise Pascal