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Lord's Day 6

Topics: Justice, Mediator, Gospel, Law, Word, Wrath of God

16. Q.

Why must he be a true and righteous man?
A.
He must be a true man
because the justice of God requires
that the same human nature which has sinned
should pay for sin. 1
He must be a righteous man
because one who himself is a sinner
cannot pay for others. 2
  • 1. Rom 5:12, 15; 1 Cor 15:21; Heb 2:14-16.
  • 2. Heb 7:26, 27; 1 Pet 3:18.
17. Q.

Why must he at the same time be true God?
A.
He must be true God
so that by the power of his divine nature 1
he might bear in his human nature
the burden of God's wrath, 2
and might obtain for us
and restore to us
righteousness and life. 3
  • 1. Is 9:6.
  • 2. Deut 4:24; Nahum 1:6; Ps 130:3.
  • 3. Is 53:5, 11; Jn 3:16; 2 Cor 5:21.
18. Q.

But who is that Mediator
who at the same time is true God
and a true and righteous man?
A.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, 1
who has become for us wisdom from God – that is,
our righteousness, holiness
and redemption (1 Cor 1:30).
  • 1. Mt 1:21-23; Lk 2:11; 1 Tim 2:5; 3:16.
19. Q.

From where do you know this?
A.
From the holy gospel,
which God himself first revealed in Paradise. 1
Later, he had it proclaimed
by the patriarchs 2
and prophets, 3
and foreshadowed
by the sacrifices and other ceremonies
of the law. 4
Finally, he had it fulfilled
through his only Son. 5
  • 1. Gen 3:15.
  • 2. Gen 12:3; 22:18; 49:10.
  • 3. Is 53; Jer 23:5, 6; Mic 7:18-20; Acts 10:43; Heb 1:1.
  • 4. Lev 1-7; Jn 5:46; Heb 10:1-10.
  • 5. Rom 10:4; Gal 4:4, 5; Col 2:17.
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