Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 13 Q & A 41 Q Why was our Mediator called Jesus? A Our Mediator was called Jesus, because he saves his people from their sins.*1 Q & A 42 Q Why was our Mediator called Christ? A Our Mediator was called Christ, because he was anointed with the …

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Westminster Larger Catechism – Lord’s Day 12 Q & A 36 Q Who is the Mediator of the covenant of grace? A The only Mediator of the covenant of grace is the Lord Jesus Christ,1 who, being the eternal Son of God, of one substance and equal with the Father,2 in the fulness of time …

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From Jared Wilson. Jonathan Edwards says that in Christ we find an “admirable conjunction of diverse excellencies.” These diverse excellencies are the sunbeams of his magnificence, finding their unity in him, as they — though disparate — converge and emanate back out to reflect the imprinting of the nature of God. He is the Lion …

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Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 15 Q & A 28 Q Wherein consists Christ’s exaltation? A Christ’s exaltation consists in his rising again from the dead on the third day,1 in ascending up into heaven,2 in sitting at the right hand3 of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the …

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