Q. 27. Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist?
Question. Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist?
Answer. Christ's humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in being buried, and continuing under the power of death for a time.
Proofs.
- [a] Luke 2:7; II Cor. 8:9; Gal. 4:4
- [b] Gal. 4:4
- [c] Isa. 53:3; Luke 9:58; John 4:6; 11:35; Heb. 2:18
- [d] Ps. 22:1 (Matt. 27:46); Isa. 53:10; I John 2:2
- [e] Gal. 3:13; Phil. 2:8
- [f] Matt. 12:40; I Cor. 15:3-4
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 27, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: 1CO.15.3-1CO.15.4, 1JN.2.2, 2CO.8.9, GAL.3.13, GAL.4.4, HEB.2.18, ISA.53.10, ISA.53.3, JHN.4.6, LUK.2.7, LUK.9.58, MAT.12.40, MAT.27.46, PHP.2.8, PSA.22.1
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