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A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism

Question 25

On The Baptist Catechism (1695) Q. 25

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Did Christ assume a body?

Yes. A body hast thou prepared me,a

Was this a true human body?

Yes. For he was made in the likeness of men,b

Had it all the properties of a body like ours?

Yes. Handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have,c

Was it liable to sinless infirmities?

Yes. He was hungry and weary,d

Was it capable of suffering?

Yes. He hath reconciled us in the body of his flesh through death,e

And was it requisite that he should assume such a body?

Yes. For in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren,f

Had Christ a real human soul?

Yes. Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,g

Was it a rational soul?

Yes. For he increased in wisdom,h

And endowed with natural passions?

Yes. My soul is exceeding sorrowful,i

And capable of a separation from the body?

Yes. He poured out his soul unto death,j

Was Christ’s human nature greatly abased?

Yes. I am a worm, and no man,k

And greatly exalted?

Yes. For in him dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead, bodily,l

Did Christ come into the world in an ordinary way?

No. For the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth,m

Was he conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost?

Yes. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee,n

And born of a virgin?

Yes. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear ao

Had Christ a reputed father?

Yes. Is not this Joseph’s Son,p

But was he no more than a reputed father?

No. For as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph (before they came together) she was found with child by the Holy Ghost,q

Was Christ born at the appointed time?

Yes. When the fulness of time was come, God sent forth hisr

And at the appointed place?

Yes. To you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour,s

And of the appointed stock?

Yes. For he took upon him the seed of Abraham,t

Did the prophets foretell his birth?

Yes. As God spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,u

And did the angels celebrate it?

Yes. There was a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,v

Was Christ perfectly holy?

Yes. He was holy, harmless and undefiled,w

Was he free from original corruption?

Yes. The prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me,x

And from actual sin?

Yes. He did no sin,y

Was it necessary that he should be so?

Yes. Such an High Priest became us,z

Would his sufferings otherwise have been ineffectual?

Yes. For he must, through the eternal Spirit, offer himself without spot,aa

Proofs

Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.

  1. aHebrews 10:5
  2. bPhilippians 2:7
  3. cLuke 24:39
  4. dMatthew 4:2
  5. eColossians 1:21
  6. fHebrews 2:17
  7. gIsaiah 53:10
  8. hLuke 2:52
  9. iMatthew 24:38
  10. jIsaiah 3:12
  11. kPsalm 22:6
  12. lColossians 2:9
  13. mJeremiah 31:22
  14. nLuke 1:35
  15. oIsaiah 7:14
  16. pLuke 4:22
  17. qMatthew 1:18
  18. rGalatians 4:4
  19. sLuke 2:11
  20. tHebrews 2:16
  21. uLuke 1:70
  22. vLuke 2:13
  23. wHebrews 7:26
  24. xJohn 14:30
  25. y1 Peter 2:22
  26. zHebrews 7:26
  27. aaHebrews 9:14

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