God the Son

Q29. Why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is, Saviour?

Because He saves us from all our sins, and because salvation is not to be sought or found in anyone …

Q30. Do those believe in the only Saviour Jesus who seek their salvation and well-being from saints, in themselves, or anywhere else?

No. Though they boast of Him in words, they in fact deny the only Saviour Jesus. For one of two …

Q31. Why is He called Christ, that is, Anointed?

Because He has been ordained by God the Father, and anointed with the Holy Spirit, to be our chief Prophet …

Q32. Why are you called a Christian?

Because I am a member of Christ by faith and thus share in His anointing, so that I may as …

Q33. Why is He called God's only begotten Son, since we also are children of God?

Because Christ alone is the eternal, natural Son of God. We, however, are children of God by adoption, through grace, …

Q34. Why do you call Him our Lord?

Because He has ransomed us, body and soul, from all our sins, not with silver or gold but with His …

Q35. What do you confess when you say: He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary?

The eternal Son of God, who is and remains true and eternal God, took upon Himself true human nature from …

Q36. What benefit do you receive from the holy conception and birth of Christ?

He is our Mediator, and with His innocence and perfect holiness covers, in the sight of God, my sin, in …

Q37. What do you confess when you say that He suffered?

During all the time He lived on earth, but especially at the end, Christ bore in body and soul the …

Q38. Why did He suffer under Pontius Pilate as judge?

Though innocent, Christ was condemned by an earthly judge, and so He freed us from the severe judgment of God …

Q39. Does it have a special meaning that Christ was crucified and did not die in a different way?

Yes. Thereby I am assured that He took upon Himself the curse which lay on me, for a crucified one …

Q40. Why was it necessary for Christ to humble Himself even unto death?

Because of the justice and truth of God satisfaction for our sins could be made in no other way than …

Q41. Why was he buried?

His burial testified that He had really died.

Q42. Since Christ has died for us, why do we still have to die?

Our death is not a payment for our sins, but it puts an end to sin and is an entrance …

Q43. What further benefit do we receive from Christ's sacrifice and death on the cross?

Through Christ's death our old nature is crucified, put to death, and buried with Him, so that the evil desires …

Q44. Why is there added: He descended into hell?

In my greatest sorrows and temptations I may be assured and comforted that my Lord Jesus Christ, by His unspeakable …

Q45. How does Christ's resurrection benefit us?

First, by His resurrection He has overcome death, so that He could make us share in the righteousness which He …

Q46. What do you confess when you say, He ascended into heaven?

That Christ, before the eyes of His disciples, was taken up from the earth into heaven, and that He is …

Q47. Is Christ, then, not with us until the end of the world, as He has promised us?

Christ is true man and true God. With respect to His human nature He is no longer on earth, but …

Q48. But are the two natures in Christ not separated from each other if His human nature is not present wherever His divinity is?

Not at all, for His divinity has no limits and is present everywhere. So it must follow that His divinity …