Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (of 4) by Anonymous
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with thorns, and was crucified.
79. Q. On what day did Christ die? A. Christ died on Good Friday. 80. Q. Why do you call that day "good" on which Christ died so sorrowful a death? A. We call that day "good" on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing. 81. Q. Where did Christ die? A. Christ died on Mount Calvary. 82. Q. How did Christ die? A. Christ was nailed to the Cross and died on it between two thieves. 83. Q. Why did Christ suffer and die? A. Christ suffered and died for our sins. 84. Q. What lessons do we learn from the sufferings and death of Christ? A. From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn the great evil of sin, the hatred God bears to it, and the necessity of satisfying for it. 85. Q. Where did Christ's soul go after His death? A. After Christ's death His soul descended into hell. 86. Q. Did Christ's soul descend into the hell of the damned? A. The hell into which Christ's soul descended was not the hell of the damned, but a place or state of rest called Limbo, where the souls of the just were waiting for Him. |
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