Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. ~ Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead… ~ 1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort… ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you… ~ Colossians 1:3

The New Testament places strong emphasis on the fact that God is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you ever stopped to consider why this is? There are some who speak of the Father in their teachings in a manner that is independent from Jesus Christ. This is error because it is Christ, and Christ alone who reveals the Father. We can only draw near to God through Jesus Christ. You cannot learn of the Father by freelancing. It is Christ alone who reveals the Father.

Jesus is the only mediator between God and man, and the mediatorial ministry of Jesus is one of the least understood doctrinal truths among many Christians. Yet it is the one truth that will safeguard believers against the lies and deceptions of false teachers. Whenever you hear a minister speaking much about the Father, the Holy Spirit, or angels without an emphasis on the Christ Jesus, this should always be a cause for concern.

In Matthew 11, Jesus says,  All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save (except) the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. ~ v.27

It is Jesus, and Jesus alone who reveals the Father!

We must not think of Christ’s mediatorial ministry in terms of our conversion experience alone, but rather as our mediator forever. When God raised Jesus from the dead and seated him at his own right hand, Jesus became the surety of a better testament, and was appointed by God as our Great High Priest, forever! This is a strong theme in the book of Hebrews.

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. ~ Hebrews 8:6 

The writer of Hebrews is not addressing unbelievers, but his fellow Hebraic kinsmen who have come to faith in Christ Jesus. Thus the message he speaks to them, needs to be taken to heart by us.

Jesus has a ministry in the Heavens, at the right hand of God, and that ministry is that of mediator of the New Covenant, which is a better covenant than the Old. Anyone who doesn’t emphasize Jesus, yet speaks often of the Father or Holy Spirit, is most likely teaching false doctrines.

We cannot approach the Father, whom the writer of Hebrews describes as a Consuming Fire, without Jesus! The danger of following those who speak of the Father or the Holy Spirit without glorifying Jesus is that they are teaching things about the Father and the Spirit that come out of their own imagination and not from the truth that is in Christ.

Paul writes in Colossians that Christ is all and in all. Paul also says, for to me, to live is Christ! And to the Corinthians Paul writes, we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

When Christ is missing, so is the truth. If Christ is not being glorified, the Father and the Holy Spirit are not present in the teachings. Jesus is both the revealer of the Father and the one who bestows the Spirit on his people. When the Spirit fills the heart, Jesus is glorified.

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. ~ John 16:14-15

The mediatorial ministry of Jesus is not simply about getting saved. It is about our entire walk with God – through our entire life. Jesus is the apostle and high priest of our faith, and we are to run our spiritual race with patience while looking to Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith. ~ Hebrews 12:1-2

The Christian walk is not a sprint, it is a marathon, and we are to continuously keep our eyes on Jesus. This is the only safeguard against false teachings and deception. Christ must be our all in all!