3. Christ, our Lord, is true God and true man. There are not two Christs, one who is God, and another who is man, but _only one Christ, who is God and man at the same time, God and man in one person, the God-man._ He is _Emmanuel,_ that is, God with us, God in our flesh and blood. Matt. 1,23. How this is possible we cannot understand, but we firmly believe it because God Himself has revealed it to us in His Word. The Son of God, the true God, became a true man, born of a woman. _"The Word_ [the Son of God] _was made flesh_ [man], _and dwelt among us."_ John 1,14. 4. The Son of God, the true God, became man, but more than that. _He also humbled Himself._ He did not, as a rule, show forth His divine glory nor use His divine powers, but was like any other man. He did not come to us as a great prince, in kingly splendor, but though He is our God and King, He came to us _as a low, poor man._ From Bible History you know the life of the God-man, how He was _born_ a little child in Bethlehem, of the Virgin Mary, a lowly maid in Israel, though she came from the royal house of the great King David. And after He was born, He _suffered._ His whole life was a constant suffering. He was despised by His people, persecuted by the priests and Pharisees. He was so poor that He did not have where to lay His head. Remember how He suffered that unspeakable agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and in the courts of His enemies, where they passed that cruel sentence of death upon Him who had never committed a sin. And _under Pontius Pilate,_ the governor of Judea, He was _crucified,_ nailed to a cross. And on the cross He _died,_ died the death of a criminal. And after His death His friends _buried_ His body, just as they would have buried that of any other man. Verily, the Son of God, our Lord, _deeply humbled Himself;_ He humbled Himself unto death, even the death of the cross. 5. _Why did our Lord do all this?_ Why did the Son of God become man? Why did our Lord humble Himself so deeply? He did it for our sake, for the sake of all men, for those who are His enemies. _He did it for me that He might become my Lord and Savior._ Therefore our Lord was called _Jesus._ This name means helper, savior. It was given to our Lord by the will of God; for He had an angel tell Joseph: _"She_ [the Virgin Mary] _shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins."_ Matt. 1,21. Jesus is our Savior.--Our Lord is also called _Christ._ Christ means the _Messiah._ Our Lord is the Messiah whom God had promised to His people in the Old Testament. All the prophecies regarding the Messiah in the Old Testament have been fulfilled in Jesus Christ, our Lord.--Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior, and He is our _only_ Savior. _"Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved."_ Acts 4,12. REMEMBER:--