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    Question 36

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    Section 1: Introduction

    What believest thou when thou sayest he suffered.

    That he all the time of his life which he lead in the Earth, but especially at the enda thereof, sustained the wrath of God, both in body and soul, against the sin of mankind, that he might by his passion, as theb only propitiatory sacrifice, deliver our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and purchase us the favour of God, righteousness, and everlasting life.

    What do you believe when you say he suffered.

    That he all the time of his life which he lead in the Earth, but especially at the enda thereof, sustained the wrath of God, both in body and soul, against the sin of mankind, that he might by his passion, as theb only propitiatory sacrifice, deliver our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and purchase us the favor of God, righteousness, and everlasting life.

    1. a. 1 Peter 2:4; 1 Peter 3:18; Isaiah 53:12

      1 Peter 2:4

      2:4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

      2:4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God's sight,

      1 Peter 3:18

      3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

      3:18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

      Isaiah 53:12

      53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

      53:12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

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    2. b. 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10

      1 John 2:2

      2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

      2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

      1 John 4:10

      4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

      4:10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

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    Changes from Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Question 37

    Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Question 37

    What dost believest thou when thou understand by the words sayest he suffered.

    That he all the time that of his life which he lived on lead in the Earth, but especially at the end of his life, in body and soul, thereof, sustained the wrath of God, both in body and soul, against the sins sin of all mankind, that so he might by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice, he might redeem deliver our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and obtain for purchase us the favour of God, righteousness, and eternal everlasting life.

    Heidelberg Catechism (1563), Question 37

    What dost thou understand by the words “He suffered?”

    That he, all the time that he lived on earth, but especially at the end of his life, sustained in body and soul, the wrath of God against the sins of all mankind: that so by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice, he might redeem our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and obtain for us the favour of God, righteousness and eternal life.

    An Orthodox Catechism (1680), Question 36

    What believest thou when thou sayest he suffered.

    That he all the time of his life which he lead in the Earth, but especially at the end thereof, sustained the wrath of God, both in body and soul, against the sin of mankind, that he might by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice, deliver our body and soul from everlasting damnation, and purchase us the favour of God, righteousness, and everlasting life.

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    Apostles’ Creed, which this question expounds

    Clause 4

    Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried, He descended into hell;

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