Westminster Larger Catechism, Question 40
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, as the works of the whole person.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Matthew 1:2121She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 1:2323“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 3:1717And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
Hebrews 9:1414how 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!
1 Peter 2:66For 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.”
Source and edition
Westminster Larger Catechism. NonlinearFruit/Creeds.json, Unlicense. Creeds.json, English transcription
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