For more information from this church crcalexandria.org 16.Q. Why must he be a true and righteous man? A. He must be a true man because the justice of God requires that the same human nature which has sinned should pay for sin. 1 He must be a righteous man because one who himself is a sinner cannot pay for others. 2 1.Rom 5:12, 15; 1 Cor 15:21; Heb 2:14-16. 2.Heb 7:26, 27; 1 Pet 3:18. 17.Q. Why must he at the same time be true God? A. He must be true God so that by the power of his divine nature 1 he might bear in his human nature the burden of God's wrath, 2 and might obtain for us and restore to us righteousness and life. 3 1.Is 9:6. 2.Deut 4:24; Nahum 1:6; Ps 130:3. 3.Is 53:5, 11; Jn 3:16; 2 Cor 5:21. 18.Q. But who is that Mediator who at the same time is true God and a true and righteous man? A. Our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 who has become for us wisdom from God - that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption (1 Cor 1:30). 1.Mt 1:21-23; Lk 2:11; 1 Tim 2:5; 3:16. 19.Q. From where do you know this? A. From the holy gospel, which God himself first revealed in Paradise. 1 Later, he had it proclaimed by the patriarchs 2 and prophets, 3 and foreshadowed by the sacrifices and other ceremonies of the law. 4 Finally, he had it fulfilled through his only Son. 5 1.Gen 3:15. 2.Gen 12:3; 22:18; 49:10. 3.Is 53; Jer 23:5, 6; Mic 7:18-20; Acts 10:43; Heb 1:1. 4.Lev 1-7; Jn 5:46; Heb 10:1-10. 5.Rom 10:4; Gal 4:4, 5; Col 2:17. www.heidelberg-catechism.com/en/lords-days/6.html
