Pastors Jim Thornton, Patrick Hines, and Henry Johnson tackle the first four points of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 8, "Of Christ the Mediator" - Those first four points say: I. IT pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man (Isa. 42:1; 1 Peter 1:19-20 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, `even the blood' of Christ: 20 who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of times for your sake, ; John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. ; 1 Tim. 2:5), the Prophet ( Acts 3:22 22 Moses indeed said, A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you. ), Priest (Heb. 5:5-6), and King (Ps. 2:6; Luke 1:33 33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. ), the Head and Saviour of His Church (Eph. 5:23), the Heir of all things (Heb. 1:2), and Judge of the world ( Acts 17:31 31 inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. ): unto whom He did from all eternity give a people, to be His seed ( John 17:6 6 I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word. ; Ps. 22:30; Isa. 53:10), and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified (1 Tim. 2:6; Isa. 55:4-5; 1 Cor. 1:30). II. The Son of God, the second person in the Trinity, being very and eternal God, of one substance and equal with the Father, did, when the fulness of time was come, take upon Him man’s nature ( John 1:1 Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. , 14; 1 John 5:20 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, `even' in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. ; Phil. 2:6; Gal. 4:4), with all the essential properties, and common infirmities thereof, yet without sin (Heb. 2:14, 16-17; 4:15); being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, of her substance ( Luke 1:27 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. , 31, 35; Gal. 4:4). So that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the Godhead and the manhood, were separately joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion ( Luke 1:35 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God. ; Col. 2:9; Rom. 9:5; 1 Peter 3:18 18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; ; 1 Tim. 3:16). Which person is very God, and very man, yet one Christ, the only Mediator between God and man (Rom. 1:3-4; 1 Tim. 2:5). III. The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to the divine, was sanctified, and anointed with the Holy Spirit, above measure (Ps. 45:7; John 3:34 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. ), having in Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col. 2:3); in whom it pleased the Father that all fulness should dwell (Col. 1:19); to the end that, being holy, harmless, undefiled, and full of grace and truth (Heb. 7:26; John 1:1 Chapter 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 4), He might be thoroughly furnished to execute the office of a Mediator and Surety ( Acts 10:38 38 `even' Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. ; Heb. 12:24; 7:22). Which office He took not unto Himself, but was thereunto called by His Father (Heb. 5:4-5), who put all power and judgment into His hand, and gave Him commandment to execute the same ( John 5:22 22 For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son; , 27; Matt. 28:18; Acts 2:36 36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified. ). IV. This office the Lord Jesus did most willingly undertake (Ps. 40:7-8; Heb. 10:5-10; John 10:18 18 No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father. ; Phil. 2:8); which that He might discharge, He was made under the law (Gal. 4:4), and did perfectly fulfil it (Matt. 3:15; 5:17); endured most grievous torments immediately in His soul (Matt. 26:37-38; Luke 22:44 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. ; Matt. 27:46), and most painful sufferings in His body (Matt. 26–27); was crucified, and died (Phil. 2:8), was buried, and remained under the power of death, yet saw no corruption ( Acts 2:23-24 23 him, being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye by the hand of lawless men did crucify and slay: 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. , 27; 13:37; Rom. 6:9). On the third day He arose from the dead (1 Cor. 15:3-5), with the same body in which He suffered ( John 20:25 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. , 27), with which also he ascended into heaven, and there sitteth at the right hand of His Father ( Mark 16:19 19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. ), making intercession (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 9:24; 7:25), and shall return, to judge men and angels, at the end of the world (Rom. 14:9-10; Acts 1:11 11 who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, who was received up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven. ; 10:42; Matt. 13:40-42; Jude 6; 2 Peter 2:4 4 For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; ).