I might should have included today’s Verse in yesterday’s Lesson, yesterday’s discussion. About angels and the Law, the Law of Moses.

“Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.” Galatians 3:20

Although admittedly the Sentence (its first half) is somewhat difficult to comprehend, its Essence is fairly clear, in context I mean.

It means: if something requires a mediator … there are of necessity two parties (at least) involved! Quite logical!

But God entered into agreement (covenant) with Abraham … and Abraham did NOTHING to receive those blessings! Abraham just “believed!”

No mediator was required.

No Moses.

No Law.

No Mountain.

No anything, anybody!

Well then, Who initiated such a Covenant?

God!

God alone, without aid from any human, certainly!

And (the rest of our Verse) … “God is one.”

Wow!

So Peter could truly preach: “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12

Or, even earlier, Jesus could teach: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6, remember … God and Jesus are One! (We believe in the Trinity, folks!)

Or Paul: “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:9-10

Salvation … not through the Law (as mediator).

Not through an angel (as mediator) either.

But ONLY through God, Who is one!

Hallelujah!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

A Greek scholar expresses the Verse like this: “Now the mediator or go-between [in a transaction] is not [needed] for just one party; whereas God is only one [and was the only One giving the promise to Abraham, but the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity depended on both].” Expanded, but accurate!