An Orthodox Catechism

    Heidelberg Catechism (1563)

    Section 6: Lord’s Day 6

    Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus

    Section 6: Lord’s Day 6

    Question 16

    Why must he be very man, and also perfectly righteous?

    Because the justice of God requires that the same human nature, which hath sinned, should likewise make satisfaction for sin;a and one, who is himself a sinner, cannot satisfy for others.b

    1. a. Romans 5:12, 15

      Romans 5:12; Romans 5:15

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    2. b. 1 Peter 3:18; Isaiah 53:11

      1 Peter 3:18

      Isaiah 53:11

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    Question 17

    Why must he in one person be also very God?

    That he might, by the power of his Godhead,a sustain in his human nature, the burthen of God’s wrath; and might obtain for, and restore to us, righteousness and life.b

    1. a. 1 Peter 3:18; Acts 2:24; Isaiah 53:8

      1 Peter 3:18

      Acts 2:24

      Isaiah 53:8

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    2. b. 1 John 1:2; Jeremiah 23:6; 2 Timothy 1:10; John 6:51

      1 John 1:2

      Jeremiah 23:6

      2 Timothy 1:10

      John 6:51

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    Question 18

    Who then is that mediator, who is in one person both very God, and a real righteous man?

    Our Lord Jesus Christ:a “who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.”b

    1. a. Matthew 1:23; 1 Timothy 3:16; Luke 2:11

      Matthew 1:23

      1 Timothy 3:16

      Luke 2:11

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    2. b. 1 Corinthians 1:30

      1 Corinthians 1:30

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    Question 19

    Whence knowest thou this?

    From the holy gospel, which God himself revealed first in Paradise;a and afterwards published by the Patriarchs and Prophets,b and was pleased to represent it, by the shadows of sacrifices and the other ceremonies of the law;c and lastly, has accomplished it by his only begotten Son.d

    1. a. Genesis 3:15

      Genesis 3:15

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    2. b. Genesis 22:17–18; 28:14; Romans 1:2; Hebrews 1:1

      Genesis 22:17–18

      Genesis 28:14

      Romans 1:2

      Hebrews 1:1

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    3. c. John 5:46; Hebrews 10:7–8

      John 5:46

      Hebrews 10:7–8

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    4. d. Romans 10:4; Hebrews 13:8

      Romans 10:4

      Hebrews 13:8

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