Ragtown Reformed Forum Episode 5: Solus Christus

All right, so I think our first order of business when we're talking about the Reformed doctrine of Solus Christus is to define it.

So how would you define it, gentlemen? What is Solus Christus?

I think we need to let Scripture define it.

Please do.

And, excuse me, let's go to, if you have a Bible, turn with me to 1 Timothy chapter 2 and verse 5.

If we ask the question, where did the Reformers go to to fill their picture of Christ, they would tell you they went to Scripture.

And that's why we have gone to 1 Timothy 2 and verse 5. which gives us a very clear delineation of why we say that there is only one object of our faith, and that is Christ Jesus.

Because reading from the English Standard Version, it says, "...for there is one God." And that's a principle that we had already previously established.

There is one God.

And there is one mediator between God and man.

And that is the man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all which the testimony given by the proper time so not only did god the father appoint christ to be the only mediator between the men that he created and himself He also appointed Christ, the second member of the Godhead, also to be our Redemptor.

So Christ is our mediator and he is our Redemptor.

It's because of his finished work on the cross that we are redeemed.

We believe that the scripture clearly teaches there is not any need for any other intermediary other than Christ himself and no other sacrifice.

That's why the sacrifices ceased in the temple.

And that is also why any concept of the Lord's table being a reenacting of the Christ's sacrifice is specious because there was one sacrifice, one time only, and there's only one sacrificial lamb, and it is Christ Jesus the man.

Right.

And when we say that we believe Solus Christus is highlighting the exclusive mediatorial work of Christ, to use the term David brought to the table before the podcast, he is the exclusive mediator.

I think we might have to define mediator a little bit because when I say mediator, I'm talking about someone set between me and God so that the only way I can access God is through this one.

And on the other hand, coming from God, the only way his grace or his blessings come to me is through this exclusive mediator.

And when I say a mediator, that's what I'm talking about.

Because I think that Roman Catholics old and new would like to say that Protestants believe in a host of mediators because we give honor to pastors and elders and we love to have people pray for us and stuff.

Yeah.

So see, you guys believe in having other mediators, people praying for you, but that's not what we mean when we say mediator.

We're talking about the door through whom the blessings come.