One mediator between God and man

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Honorius said:
This is a question I have been wanting to ask for a while, and this seems like a good place. I see nothing wrong with praying to saints, but why would I pray to someone that will intercede on my behalf when I can just simply talk to the Man Himself? There being one mediator means that the prayer will get to Him eventually anyways. :confused:
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No one says you can’t but remember, “the prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Jn 5:16

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1 Tim 2:5 clearly states that Jesus is the only mediator between man and God. How does asking the saints for intervention before the Father square with this scripture?
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in scripture many verses mention or pertain to the prayer of the saints/ blessed ones rising up to God like incense.

God bless
 
=Reborn2013;11295731]1 Tim 2:5 clearly states that Jesus is the only mediator between man and God. How does asking the saints for intervention before the Father square with this scripture?
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What your missing here dear friend is the FACT that Jesus IS GOD:)

What your quoting actually MEANS that Christ ALONE is our POSSIBLE Savior.

Luke 2:11
For, this day, is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.

3 John 4:42
And they said to the woman: We now believe, not for thy saying: for we ourselves have heard him, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

4 Acts Of Apostles 5:31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand, to be Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

Acts Of Apostles 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved. AMEN!

Also critical is to understand that the term “MEDIATOR” is not the same meaning as “INTERCESSOR” which applies to the Role of Mary and the saints. These terms complement on other and do not compete.👍
 
PeaceInChrist said:
Christ is indeed our only Mediator for grace and salvation, in that salvation and grace come through Him.

But I have a feeling that you are coming from a Protestant mindset, so I’ll ask you a few questions:

If we are to seek assistance in our own salvation, and of others, without asking anyone but Jesus,
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I quoted the author of Hebrews in answer to the assertion that there is no Scripture which says to pray to Jesus alone. It is a matter of “to” whom we pray. I will pray “for” my brethren all day long, but I pray “to” God alone, “through” Jesus alone.
why does Paul tell us to pray for one another? Why does Paul say that he offers up prayers for others? Why did God send Paul to Ananias to pray for him when he was struck blind? It sound an awful lot like Paul was making himself a mediator, and that God even made another mediator (Ananias). That is, if we are to believe your inconsistent view of Scripture.
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God hears and answers prayers that are offered in Jesus’ name. John 14, “And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
Our prayers and suffering can be offered up to help others in their journey towards Christ.
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As long as our blood, sweat, and tears are offered through Christ. Our “filthy righteousness” (Isaiah 64.6) is only acceptable to God if offered to Him through Christ. God receives us on the basis of mercy through Christ and His merit.
Paul even offers his up:
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church”
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“Lacking” refers to need for edification (building up the body). Otherwise, it would be inconsistent with the rest of Scripture as Augustin put it,
“Though we brethren die for brethren, yet there is no blood of any martyr that is poured out for the remission of sins. This Christ did for us. Nor has he in this conferred upon us matter of imitation, but ground of thanksgiving.” From St. Augustine’s treatise on the Gospel of John. Tractate 84, 1-2 CCL 36, 536-538
 
Simply, Jesus is our sole Mediator.

Jesus is not our sole Intercessor. The rest of the Timothy proof-text, read in context, makes that clear:

**I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — ** for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the testimony given in its proper time (1 Timothy 2:1-6)

Jesus is our sole Mediator in that He was able to atone for our sins, as He is both God and Man - no one else could bear the weight of our sins, and this was His role as Mediator, as St. Paul acknowledges in the same sentence. But the rest of the text the OP quoted shows that Paul called us all to act as intercessors, even as we ask the saints to be our intercessors (and even as Abraham interceded with God for Sodom, saving Lot in the process) - so for Protestants to try to use this as an indictment against asking for the prayers of others, living or dead, has always been fallacious.

A Mediator is one who resolves disputes between two parties (in this case, the two parties to the Covenant between God and Man). An Intercessor, in the Christian sense, offers prayers to God on behalf of others. Any member of the Church, living or dead, can do the latter but not the former.
 
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