Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 12
Q & A 21
Q Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?
A The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ,*1 who, being the eternal Son of God,*2 became man,*3 and so was, and continues to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever.*4
Q & A 22
Q How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
A Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul,*5 being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her,*6 yet without sin.*7
*1 John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5-6.
*2 Psalm 2:7; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5; John 1:18.
*3 Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:23; John 1:14; Galatians 4:4.
*4 Acts 1:11; Hebrews 7:24-25.
*5 Philippians 2:7; Hebrews 2:14, 17
*6 Luke 1:27, 31, 35.
*7 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26; 1 John 3:5.
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