The Baptist Catechism

    Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), Westminster Assembly

    Question 40

    Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God and man in one person ?

    It was requisite that the Mediator, who was to reconcile God and man, should himself be both God and man, and this in one person, that the proper works of each nature might be accepted of God for us, and relied on by us,a as the works of the whole person.b

    Why was it requisite that the Mediator should be God and man in one person ?

    It was requisite that the Mediator, who was to reconcile God and man, should himself be both God and man, and this in one person, that the proper works of each nature might be accepted of God for us, and relied on by us,a as the works of the whole person.b

    1. a. Matthew 1:21, 23; 3:17; Hebrews 9:14

      Matthew 1:21; Matthew 1:23

      1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

      1:21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins." 1:23 "Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us").

      Matthew 3:17

      3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

      3:17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!"

      Hebrews 9:14

      9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

      9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

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    2. b. 1 Peter 2:6

      1 Peter 2:6

      2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

      2:6 For it stands in Scripture: "See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame."

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    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

    Question 21

    Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?

    The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ who, being the eternal Son of God, became man and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever.

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