A. Because of the flesh. Luke 1:33 That holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.--Math. 3:16,17 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he [John] saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him: and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Q. Was he ordained of the Father, from before the foundation of the world, to be a propitiation for the sins of all those who should believe on his name? A. He was. 1 Peter 1:18,19,20: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation, received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifested in these last times for you. Rev. 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him [the beast] whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 1 Corin. 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden mystery, which God ordained before the world unto our glory. Q. Do the Father and the Son possess the same mind? A. They do. John 5:30. I [Christ] can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me. John 6:38 For I [Christ] came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. John 10:30. I [Christ] and my Father are one. Q. What is this mind? A. The Holy Spirit. John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he shall testify of me. [Christ]. Gal. 4:6. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts. Q. Do the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit constitute the Godhead? A. They do. [§5. ¶2.] Let the student commit this paragraph to memory. Q. Do the believers in Christ Jesus, through the gift of the Spirit, become one with the Father and the Son, as the Father and the Son are one? A. They do. John 17:20,21. Neither pray I for these (the apostles) alone, but for them also who shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us, that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. Q. Does the foregoing account of the Godhead lay a sure foundation for the exercise of faith in him unto life and salvation? A. It does. Q. How do you prove it? A. By the third paragraph of this lecture. Let the student commit this also. LECTURE SIXTH. Of Faith. SECTION VI.