Salvation By Grace

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

ESV study Bible notes:

• There is only one God, therefore this God seeks “all people” (v. 4; cf. Rom. 3:29–30; Gal. 3:20).
• Various people groups do not each have their own gods, though they may imagine they do; all must come to the one true God for salvation.
• This means that Jesus, God’s incarnate Son, Israel’s Messiah, is the one and only mediator, the only way to salvation (cf. Acts 4:12).
• Furthermore, this verse allows no place for intermediaries between people and Jesus, such as saints or human priests.

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