Just as Augustine did before them, many today continue to undermine the truth about Christ as mediator by denying his genuine humanity. A person who possesses the power of being God is not truly human like us, and therefore could not effectively represent real humans—who are not God—as a mediator. Augustine promoted the idea that the mediator must be both fully God and fully man, a claim that stretches reason and departs from the simple truth of Scripture.
Moses served as an archetype of mediation, and his effectiveness came from being fully relatable to the people—one of them. In line with Moses’ prophecy, Jesus came as a prophet like him. Jesus taught that his mission mirrored Moses’ role: to stand between God and the people. He knows God intimately, yet he is fully human, as we are. This is what makes him the perfect mediator. He is not a God-human hybrid, but a human being through whom God works.
To deny this genuine humanity of Christ is to fall under the spirit of antichrist, which resists the truth of who Jesus really is.
