The Apostle counters this. Again when he says that God will have "all men to be saved",

this governing limitation must still be kept in mind. Christ is the one Mediator between

God and men, He is not a Mediator of the New Covenant only, He is the one and only

Mediator for Jew and Gentile, bond or free, male or female, high or low, rich or poor,

king or peasant; He is the one and only Mediator for all.

One further use of the word "all" is found in verse 6 "Who gave Himself a ransom for

all", but this is a subject of such importance that it must be reserved for a separate study.

The one all covering reference in John's Gospel is that of John 10: 30 "I and My Father

are one", where the same word is used that is found in the passages already quoted. If we

maintain that the Father and the Son must be thought of as being "two" even though the

Saviour makes this stupendous claim, what is to prevent us from tampering with the

selfsame word "one" in the other passages that affirm the Oneness of God? Let us admit

that the doctrine "God is one" is never introduced into the N.T. except as part of an

argument that deals with the question of Mediation in some aspect or other, and we shall

be well on the way to understanding the different passages wherein these references