If there is indeed "one mediator between God and man, the man Jesus Christ" (1 Timothy 2:5); what does that mean concerning epistemology? Is my "knowing" mediated by Jesus Christ? What about my understanding of the cosmos? Are all the "treasures of wisdom and knowledge" truly "hidden in Him" (Colossians 2:3)?
Do we insist on relying on the "natural" man rather than the Spirit of God and the mediation of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians Chapter 2) in our effort to understand Scripture and life? Are we so foolish as to think we can "know" anything apart from the "light that enlightens every man" (John 1:9)?
Christ is all, and He will be all in all. All things are being summed-up in Jesus Christ. He is the image of the invisible God, all creation has come through Him - Christ mediates all of our Father to us, including our Father's works. We ought not, even in our ignorance, attempt to enter in by any other way - it must be Christ today, Christ tomorrow, Christ always.
As we live in Him we behold the glory of our Father, and we share the many facets of that glory together in Jesus Christ.
Haven't we eaten from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil long enough?
The natural man simply cannot receive the things of the Spirit of God.
"For God, who said, Light shall shine out of darkness, is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ." 2 Corinthians 4:6.
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