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Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?
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The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus Christ [a], who, being the eternal Son of God [b], became man [c] and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever [d].
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[a]. John 14:6; Acts 4:12; I Tim. 2:5-6 [b]. Ps. 2:7; Matt. 3:17; 17:5; John 1:18 [c]. Isa. 9:6; Matt. 1:23; John 1:14; Gal. 4:4 [d]. Acts 1:11; Heb. 7:24-25
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Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
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Christ, the Son of God, became man, by taking to himself a true body, and a reasonable soul [a], being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, and born of her [b] yet without sin [c].
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[a]. Phil. 2:7; Heb. 2:14, 17 [b]. Luke 1:27, 31, 35 [c]. II Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15; 7:26; I John 3:5
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Q. 23. What offices does Christ execute as our Redeemer?
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Christ, as our Redeemer, executeth the offices of a prophet [a], of a priest [b], and of a king [c], both in his estate of humiliation and exaltation.
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[a]. Deut. 18:18; Acts 2:33; 3:22-23; Heb. 1:1-2 [b]. Heb. 4:14-15; 5:5-6 [c]. Isa. 9:6-7; Luke 1:32-33; John 18:37; I Cor. 15:25
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Q. 24. How does Christ execute the office of a prophet?
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Christ executeth the office of a prophet, in revealing to us, by his Word [a] and Spirit [b,] the will of God for our salvation [c].
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[a]. Luke 4:18-19, 21; Acts 1:1-2; Heb. 2:3 [b]. John 15:26-27; Acts 1:8; IPet. 1:11 [c]. John 4:41-42; 20:30-31
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Q. 25. How does Christ execute the office of a priest?
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Christ executeth the office of a priest, in his once offering up of himself a sacrifice to satisfy divine justice [a], and reconcile us to God [b]; and in making continual intercession for us [c].
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[a]. Isa. 53; Acts 8:32-35; Heb. 9:26-28; 10:12 [b]. Rom. 5:10-11; II Cor. 5:18; Col. 1:21-22 [c]. Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25; 9:24
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Q. 26. How does Christ execute the office of a king?
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Christ executeth the office of a king, in subduing us to himself, in ruling and defending us [a], and in restraining and conquering all his and our enemies [b].
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[a]. Ps. 110:3; Matt. 28:18-20; John 17:2; Col. 1:13 [b]. Ps. 2:6-9; 110:1-2; Matt. 12:28; ICor. 15:24-26; Col. 2:15
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Q. 27. Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist?
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Christ's humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition [a], made under the law [b], undergoing the miseries of this life [c], the wrath of God [d], and the cursed death of the cross [e]; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time. [f]
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[a]. Luke 2:7; II Cor. 8:9; Gal. 4:4 [b]. Gal. 4:4 [c]. Isa. 53:3; Luke 9:58; John 4:6; 11:35; Heb. 2:18 [d]. Ps. 22:1 (Matt. 27:46); Isa. 53:10; I John 2:2 [e]. Gal. 3:13; Phil. 2:8 [f]. Matt. 12:40; I Cor. 15:3-4
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Q. 28. Wherein consists Christ's exaltation?
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Christ's exaltation consists in his rising again from the dead on the third day [a], in ascending up into heaven [b], in sitting at the right hand [c] of God the Father, and in coming to judge the world at the last day [d].
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[a]. I Cor. 15:4 [b]. Ps. 68:18; Acts 1:11; Eph. 4:8 [c]. Ps. 110:1; Acts 2:33-34; Heb. 1:3 [d]. Matt. 16:27; Acts 17:31
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Q. 29. How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ?
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We are made partakers of the redemption purchased by Christ, by the effectual application of it to us by his Holy Spirit [a].
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[a]. Titus 3:4-7
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Q. 30. How does the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by Christ?
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The Spirit applies to us the redemption purchased by Christ, by working faith in us [a], and thereby uniting us to Christ in our effectual calling [b].
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[a]. Rom. 10:17; ICor. 2:12-16; Eph. 2:8; Phil. 1:29 [b]. John 15:5; ICor. 1:9; Eph. 3:17
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