Part of the series of who is Jesus. A mediator attempts to influence a mutual agreement between two parties with the goal of resolving a dispute. There is only one Mediator between mankind and God, and that is Jesus Christ. God formed, made, and created Adam and Eve to have perfect fellowship with Him, their Creator. As long as they obeyed God’s Word, all of God’s blessings were theirs. However, they chose to disobey God’s commandment (Genesis 3:1-6). (yes He knew they would and already had a fix in place) And because of their disobedience, man lost his spiritual connection with God. That certainly was not what God wanted for man. God did not want man dead in trespasses and sins, having no hope and without Him in the world (Ephesians 2:1,12). Our loving and merciful God had a plan to provide a way for man to get back that spiritual connection with Him (Genesis 3:15). That plan is Jesus-His life, sacrificial death, and His work in Heaven heals the gap between God and Man.

We once again are continuing in our series of Who is Jesus? Jesus friend of sinners is our next focus on the path of Who is Jesus! This is what our Jesus is and it is at the basis of almost everything else about Him. He is our friend and we are sinners. Yet there is some specific things that stand out as to why he was sometimes referred to as such. Things he did to specifically connect with us as sinners. Getting baptised although there was no sin in Him. Getting tempted but not giving into temptation. People He chose to be close to Him were some of the specific things He did to show He was a friend to sinners. The fact that Jesus is a friend of sinners means that He is our friend and is waiting for us to acknowledge His presence and availability.

High Priest is only one of the many titles that Jesus has so we recognize that this focus does not leave out how much more he is as well. In the book of Hebrews, Jesus is called a High Priest many times (Hebrews 2:17; 4:14). The word “priest” carries a couple of primary meanings. First, it means one who mediates in religious services. It also means one who is holy or set apart to perform those services. They gave sacrifices to heal off sin. Here as Jesus our great priest It is in reference to the line of Melchizedek which comes up when Abraham has a visit from him. Years later, Abraham's great-grandson Levi was singled out by God to be the father of the .priestly tribe.

Don't forget that our savior is also our judge. Don't leave out that He also commands submission and holiness. He is righteous and thus there must be judgement but because He is perfect he is our advocate while our judge. Mercy and love perfect in righteousness our judging savior. It is amazing that He is so much and it is beyond our understanding--but we must try!

Continuing on in the series of Who Is Jesus. blend together 2 similar ones “Jesus is our Anchor” “Jesus is our Rock”. Our strength, our hope,the direction and ability to get through are from the salvation and love of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is our always steady hope and peace that nothing can take down. he is complete reliable in all circumstances-not a one is too much for Him for He is unchanging. Reference to Hebrews 6:9-20, Psalm 61 and 62, Deuteronomy 32:4, 1 Corinthians 10:1-5, Ephesians 2:19-22