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What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?

New City Catechism - Questions 21 & 22

February 11, 2018 • Blake Bowen

Q: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?
A: One who is truly human and also truly God.

Q: Why must the Redeemer be truly human?
A: That in human nature he might on our behalf perfectly obey the whole law and suffer the punishment for human sin; and also that he might sympathize with our weaknesses.

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