41. Is Jesus Christ
God as well as man?
Though He lived on
earth as a man, yet He is truly God also; for He is the Lord in whom God and man
are joined together in one Person, this is why we call Him Emmanuel, which
means, God with us.
John 1:1-10. Isaiah 7:14. Matthew 1:23.
42. What did Jesus
Christ do to save sinners?
He did three things:-
a. Through His
teaching He made us understand what God's will is.
b. By His life He gave
us an example of what true holiness is.
c. Through His blood
He obtained forgiveness of sin and the gift of eternal life for all who believe.
1 Peter 3:18. Hebrews 13:12. 1 John 1:7. Revelation
1:5.
43. How did Jesus
Christ obtain these things for sinners?
We deserved
everlasting punishment, but Christ as the perfect, sinless and righteous Son of
God suffered and died on the cross, that through His blood our sins are washed
away, and so bring us into favour with God.
Isaiah 53:5-6. Colossians 2:14.
44. Is Jesus Christ
dead in the grave?
No, He rose from the
dead on the third day, then forty days later ascended into Heaven to dwell with
His Father and the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:6-7. Acts 10:40. 1 Corinthians 15:4.
Colossians 2:12.
45.What is Jesus
Christ now doing in Heaven?
As our Great High
Priest He intercedes for us and as our Great Shepherd watches over us.
Romans 8:34. 1 John 2:1. John 10:11. 1 Peter 5:4.
Hebrews 13:20.
46. What must you
do to become one of God's children?
I must truly repent of
my sins and confess them to God, asking Him to forgive and pardon me. I must
have faith in Christ as my Saviour, and obey Him as my Lord and Master.
Ephesians 2:8. Titus 3:5-6. Acts 16:31. John 11:25.
John 12:46.
47. What does it
mean to repent of sin?
To repent of my sins
means I must be sorry at my heart that I have offended God, to hate everything
that displeases Him, and seek never to offend Him again.
1 John 1:9. Romans 10:9-13.
48. What does it
mean to have faith in Christ as your Saviour?
It means that I
believe Him to be the only Saviour of sinners, that He gave Himself up to die on
the cross to redeem me, and that I give myself completely to Him so that He
might lead and guide me according to His will.
Hebrews 11:6.
49. How can you
know that you have are saved?
If I repent of my sin
and accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour, God has promised in His word that He will
forgive and save me.
Psalm 103:4. Micah 7:18. Luke 11:9-10. Romans 10:13.
50. But if your
heart is so sinful, how can you have the power to repent and trust in Christ?
It is true that it is
impossible, but God has given His Holy Spirit to convict us of sin and cause us
to see our need of Christ.
John 16:7-11.