The thread on "christian perspective of the law" caused me to stumble upon
Gal 3:20. (
Please, let's not get into a Godhead debate) I was wondering what Paul meant when he said a mediator is between two, but God is one. What is he implying by that statement?
Gal 3 (NIV 2010)
19 Why, then, was the law given at all? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. 20
A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one.
Gal 3 (Amplified Bible)
20
Now a go-between (intermediary) has to do with and implies more than one party [there can be no mediator with just one person]. Yet God is [only] one Person [and He was the sole party in giving that promise to Abraham. But the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity was dependent on both].
Gal 3 (KJV)
20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.
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