Redeemer should be both God and man. [I Tim. 1:15+] If He had not been
God, but only man, He could not have paid a sufficient ransom for our
deliverance from sin, nor have acquired any merit to bestow upon us.
Even a sinless man could have saved no one but himself. On the other
hand, if Christ had not become man, but remained God only, He could not
have put Himself in our place under the law, nor have suffered and died
in our stead. But as the _God-man_, Christ was able to accomplish, and
did perfectly accomplish, our redemption. [Rom. 3:24+] Thus He became
and

IS MY LORD, WHO HAS REDEEMED ME, and in whom I trust for salvation.
[Rom. 8:38-39, Rom. 5:1+]

QUESTIONS.--1. Of what does the Second Article treat? 2. How did God
plan to save man? 3. Analyze the Second Article and its Explanation. 4.
Give the meaning of the names of our Lord. 5. What was Christ's
threefold office? 6. What is to be said about the person and nature of
Christ? 7. In what sense is Christ the Son of God, and how do we know
it? 8. How do you know that Christ was true man? 9. Why was it necessary
that the Redeemer should be both God and man? 10. What name do we give
to Christ in view of His two-fold nature?

SCRIPTURE VERSES.--John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.

I Tim. 1:15. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation,
that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am
chief.