BIRTH OF CHRIST § 111. The birth of Christ, the God-man, 1 was a truly natural birth in great poverty, 2 Christ, true God and man, 3 being thereby born at the time 4 and place 5 predicted by the …
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112- – Suffering of Christ
SUFFERING OF CHRIST § 112. The suffering of Christ, the God-man, 1 was real suffering 2 of body 3 and soul, 4 in obedience to the Father’s will, 5 that He might make atonement for our disobedience 6 and earn …
113 – Death of Christ
DEATH OF CHRIST § 113. The death of Christ, the God-man, 1 an ignominious death on the cross, 2 was not a termination of His natural life in the course of nature, 3 but a violent, 4 though on His …
114 – Burial of Christ
BURIAL OF CHRIST § 114. The burial of Christ, His body being laid in Joseph’s sepulchre,1 while His soul was in paradise, 2 was a manifest confirmation of His death and its continuation to the third day, 3 during …
115 – State of Exaltation
STATE OF EXALTATION § 115. The state of exaltation 1 is that state in which Christ, according to His human nature, laying aside the infirmities of the flesh 2 resumed the full and constant use and manifestation of the divine …
116 – Stages of Exaltation
STAGES OF EXALTATION § 116. The stages of Christ’s exaltation are His descent into hell, His resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His sitting at the right hand of God, His coming to judge the quick and the dead.
117 – Descent Into Hell
DESCENT INTO HELL § 117. Christ’s descent into hell was that act by which the God-man,1 Christ glorified,2 according to His human nature 3 after its quickening in the tomb,4 appeared in the prison of condemned spirits, 5 a herald …
Epiphany Week – Thursday
Go thy way; thy son liveth. The man believed the word. – John 4:50. The time had now come that Jesus was to appear in public, and by preaching and working miracles was to manifest Himself as the Son …
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New Year’s Week – Saturday
Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. – John 1:29. At the time when John the Baptist, by his preaching and baptizing, caused such a great commotion in Israel, the Chief Council sent messengers …
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Sample Questions for Confirmation Examination
“Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” –1 Peter 3:15 SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR …