1. _Our Lord Jesus Christ is true God, born of the Father from eternity; but He is also true man, born in time of the Virgin Mary. He is like unto other men, except that He is holy and without sin._ 2. _Christ, our Lord, is true God and true man in one person--the God-man. As such He is my Savior._ 3. _The Son of God did not only become man, He also humbled Himself, suffering and dying, dying on the cross._ 4. _Christ, our Lord, has done all this to be Jesus, the Savior of all men, to be Christ, the promised Messiah. He has done all this for me that He might become my Lord._ MEMORIZE:-- _There is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus._ 1 Tim. 2,5. _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 1,14. _She shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins._ Matt. 7,21. _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. QUESTIONS. 1. What do we confess regarding our Lord? 2. What do we also confess? 3. Recite the passage of Scripture where Christ is expressly called man. 4. How did our Lord show in His life here on earth that He was truly a man? 5. By whom was Christ conceived? 6. How was He, therefore, when He was born? 7. What, therefore, is the difference between Him and all other men? 8. We confess that Christ is God and man, What do we mean by this? 9. What did the Son of God become? 10. How do we read John 1,14? 11. Our Lord became true man; what did He also do? 12. What did He, as a rule, not show and use while He was here on earth? 13. What kind of man did our Lord become? 14. How was He born? 15. What was His whole life here on earth? 16. How poor did He become? 17. How did He die? 18. Why did Christ do all this? 19. For whose sake also did He humble Himself? 20. Why is my Lord called Jesus? 21. Why is He called the Christ? LESSON 22. The Second Article. My Lord Has Redeemed Me, A Lost And Condemned Creature. Which is the Second Article? _I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord._ What does this mean? _I believe that Jesus Christ is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned creature, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil._ 1. We have learned that our Lord is true God and true man. We have heard that the Son of God became man and humbled Himself even unto death for our sake to become our Lord and Savior. Our Catechism furthermore tells us _by what means Jesus Christ, true God and true man, became my Lord and Savior._ That is the great work of our Lord: He came into this world to save, to redeem us. His work is our _redemption._ Let us diligently and prayerfully consider this great work of our Lord--our redemption.