Question 15

What sort of a mediator and deliverer then must we seek for?

For one who is very man,^a and perfectly righteous; and yet more powerful than all creatures; that is, one who is also very God.^b

1. a. 1 Corinthians 15:21; Romans 8:3

   1 Corinthians 15:21

   ^15:21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

   ^15:21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

   Romans 8:3

   ^8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

   ^8:3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

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2. b. Romans 9:5; Isaiah 7:14

   Romans 9:5

   ^9:5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

   ^9:5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

   Isaiah 7:14

   ^7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

   ^7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

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