Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
The verse stands within Galatians 3:19-25 as part of its teaching about the law. That passage sheds plain, clear and distinct light on the law question in connection with the righteousness of Christ. The right view is whatever agrees with what the Lord says, and is to be accepted. Presenting the law in Galatians was treated as pushing a disputed point and was met with opposition.
The law question there carries no burden. Turning away from its light comes from fear of having to accept what it says about the law. The dispute over it is a small matter beside the need to recognize the voice of the true Shepherd, to open the heart to receive the light, and to treat one another with the Spirit of Jesus rather than a spirit unlike Christ.
The verse stands within Galatians 3:19-25 as part of its teaching about the law. That passage sheds plain, clear and distinct light on the law question in connection with the righteousness of Christ. The right view is whatever agrees with what the Lord says, and is to be accepted. Presenting the law in Galatians was treated as pushing a disputed point and was met with opposition.
The law question there carries no burden. Turning away from its light comes from fear of having to accept what it says about the law. The dispute over it is a small matter beside the need to recognize the voice of the true Shepherd, to open the heart to receive the light, and to treat one another with the Spirit of Jesus rather than a spirit unlike Christ.