Shorter Catechism Q. 21, Larger Catechism Q. 36
Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 8,
Of Christ the Mediator
8.1 It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man,[a] the Prophet,[b] Priest,[c] and King,[d] the Head and Savior of His Church,[e] the Heir of all things,[f] and Judge of the world:[g] unto whom He did from all eternity give a people, to be His seed,[h] and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.[i]
[a] Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
1 Peter 1:19-20 — But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Ver.20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.
John 3:16 — For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
1 Timothy 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
[b] Acts 3:22 — For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
[c] Hebrews 5:5 — So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. Ver.6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
[d] Psalm 2:6 — Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Luke 1:33 — And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
[e] Ephesians 5:23 — For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
[f] Hebrews 1:2 — Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.
[g] Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
[h] John 17:6 — I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.
Psalm 22:30 — A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
Isaiah 53:10 — Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
[i] 1 Timothy 2:6 — Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Isaiah 55:4-5 — Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Ver.5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
1 Corinthians 1:30 — But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.
Shorter Catechism
Q. 21 Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?
A. The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus Christ,[m] who, being the eternal Son of God, became man,[n] and so was, and continueth to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, for ever.[o]
[m] 1 Timothy 2:5,6 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Ver.6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
[n] John 1:14 — And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Galatians 4:4 — But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law.
[o] Romans 9:5 — Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Colossians 2:9 — For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Hebrews 7:24,25 — But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Ver.25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Larger Catechism
Q. 36 Who is the Mediator of the covenant of grace?
A. The only Mediator of the covenant of grace is the Lord Jesus Christ,[r] who, being the eternal Son of God, of one substance and equal with the Father,[s] in the fulness of time became man,[t] and so was and continues to be God and man, in two entire distinct natures, and one person, forever.[v]
[r] 1 Timothy 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.
[s] John 1:1, 14 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Ver.14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 10:30 — I and my Father are one.
Philippians 2:6 — Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.
[t] Galatians 4:4 — But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law.
[v] Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
Romans 9:5 — Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Colossians 2:9 — For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Hebrews 7:24-25 — But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Ver.25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
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