The Narrow Path Ministries

Thanks for that, that helped. It seems like Lenski is arguing that a mediator here is more like a representative than an arbitrator? That Moses is not in that sense "facilitating" both parties keeping their side, but simply being a "link" to God? I would argue that we literally see Moses "mediating...

When he says, that a mediator does not belong to one party only but always to two parties, he would have said “two." Two where? Does he mean like, "a mediator is not of two, but God is one?" I don't understand that statement at all. A mediator only needs more than one as far I can understand, and t...

Can you narrow down your question? Are you talking about the grammatical details specifically? About Christ being the heir, I think he misses that Paul has only spoken of Abraham's inheritance at this point of the letter. I find the angels are just mentioned as a tradition element just to introduce ...

I thought I said that :lol: I could put it this way -- often people misread the actual message but they come out with a message that is still helpful to know God I think it's wrong to say all simple truths are "misguided but work." It's more like layers—easy layer is true, hard layer is true. Never...

I'll reread the OP and see if I can get it, because I still don't. By the way, I have written a translation (paraphrase) of Galatians, and would really value your feedback on it if you were interested. I do have many commentaries on it, and I could see how they handle it. I could have a look at it....

I still find that all people can benefit from studying the bible, but there are details that are hard to figure out. I think it's both/and. There are simple things you can immediately grasp, and nuances that take a lifetime to uncover. I thought I said that :lol: I could put it this way -- often pe...

As I am meditating on this complex topic, I realize there are two reasons to explain the idea "God is one and there is no mediator." 1. God is promising to himself, so it excludes all other parties. Multiple parties always need a mediator. ... The problem I have with #1 is it excludes human involve...

just to be clear ... there is no theological problem that i find raised with Paul saying "but God is one." The riddle is in stating that, in the promise between two parties, that a mediator does not intervene for one party. The issue then is how Paul shares that the promise only has one party. I gu...

So… if I am reading you correctly you would see the Father as promised all nations blessed to the Son particularly. “The promise then only has one party, namely the Godhead, and thus there is no mediator possible between God the Father and Christ the Son.” I think… I could agree with that much. It ...

If I have at some point misunderstood you, please let me know. Galatians has always been a particular study of mine. Glad you have been able to pay good attention to the letter. I don't think it is misunderstanding. The first step is recognizing what I have said about the riddle. The first part of ...