Question 25
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?
The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man, and so was and continues to be God and man, in two distinct natures and one person, forever.1
Scripture
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Galatians 3:13 [1]Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— (ESV)
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1 Timothy 2:5 [1]For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, (ESV)
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John 1:14 [1]And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (ESV)
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1 Timothy 3:16 [1]Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. (ESV)
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Romans 9:5 [1]To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. (ESV)
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Colossians 2:9 [1]For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, (ESV)