Anti-Mormon Claims1 timothy 2:5mediatorprophetspriesthood

One Mediator — 1 Timothy 2:5

There is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. So why prophets, temples, and priesthood?

Bible

The Bible answers

Bible · 1 Timothy 2:5–6

KJV + NRSVUE

King James Version
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

NRSVUE
For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself a ransom for all—this was attested at the right time.

Bible · Ephesians 4:11–13

KJV + NRSVUE

King James Version
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers.

NRSVUE
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers.

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon answers

2 Nephi 2:6–8
No flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits of the Messiah.
Redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth… there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah.

Faithful answers

FAIR

Jesus Christ the Mediator

FAIR Latter-day Saints

We do not pray to Joseph, Mary, or a living prophet as a second Savior. We pray to the Father in the name of the Son. Offices in the Church are 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4, not a rival Golgotha. ‘One mediator’ is a weaponized verse against us that would, if applied evenly, empty every pulpit but Christ’s — and no one actually lives that way.

Christ is the ransom. Prophets are witnesses. Those are not the same job.

Paul, who wrote 1 Timothy 2:5, also claimed to be an apostle sent by Jesus.
Temple ordinances point to Christ; they do not replace Him.
If your pastor can ‘lead you to Jesus’ without being a second mediator, so can a prophet.

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