WSC #3 Flashcards
Q. 22. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?
A. Christ, the Son of God, became man, by assuming a real body and a reasonable soul. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, in the womb of the virgin Mary, who gave birth to him; yet he was sinless.
Q. 23. What offices does Christ execute as our Redeemer? (How is Christ our redeemer?)
A. As our Redeemer, Christ is a prophet, a priest, and a king in both in his humiliation and his exaltation.
Q. 24. How does Christ execute the office of a prophet? (How is Christ a prophet)
A. As a prophet, Christ reveals the will of God to us for our salvation by his word and Spirit.
Q. 25. How does Christ execute the office of a priest? (How is Christ a priest?)
A. As a priest, Christ offered himself up once as a sacrifice for us to satisfy divine justice and to reconcile us to God, and he continually intercedes for us.
Q. 26. How does Christ execute the office of a king? (How is Christ a king?)
A. As a king, Christ brings us under his power, rules and defends us, and restrains and conquers all His and our enemies.
Q. 27. Where was Christ humiliated?
A. Christ was humiliated: by being born as a man and born into a poor family; by being under the law and by undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, the curse of death on the cross; and by being buried and remaining under the power of death for a time.
