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Question 17

The mediator must also be truly God

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Day 6 • Question 17
17 Why must he at the same time be true God?
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

Footnote 1
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Footnote 2
Deuteronomy 4:24
For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
Nahum 1:6
Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
Psalms 130:3
If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
Footnote 3
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:11
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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