6. Reformed theology exalts Jesus Christ as our only Mediator.
Christ is everything to believers (Col. 3:11). The Holy Scriptures teach us to “count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord” (Phil. 3:8). Earlier we noted that Reformed theology is God-centered; here we clarify that it is centered on the triune God who comes to us through the only Mediator, Jesus Christ. The Puritans portrayed the gospel as the greatest love story ever told—the Father’s heavenly match of his perfect Son with his fallen and sinful bride, the church. They traced in glowing detail his mediatorial office as the Prophet, Priest, and King of his people. The knowledge of Christ is a topic of immeasurable glory, “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph. 3:8). John Flavel said, “The study of Jesus Christ is the most noble subject that ever a soul spent itself upon. . . God’s heart is opened to men in Christ.”
—Dr. Joel Beeke, Reformed Systematic Theology
This is why we can say with the Apostle Paul, “we preach Christ crucified,” 1 Corinthians 1:23
The ministry of Bethel is centered on Christ. We desire to hear Christ The Prophet speak to us through His word, which is Truth. We seek our High Priest’s mediation on our behalf before the Father and to profess our love and loyalty to Christ our King. We confess “that there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 That name is Christ Jesus.
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