The Mediator and the New Covenant, Part 2
Who are the parties in dispute who require mediation? In the general sense we have already addressed this question by affirming that the dispute is between God and the “sons of disobedience” (Eph 5:6), that it is these two parties who have need of mediation in order to facilitate reconciliation. Now who exactly are the “sons of disobedience” upon whom the wrath of God abides? “And you [did he make alive,] when you were dead through your trespasses and sins,…