God the Son

Q.     What do we mean when we say that Jesus is the only
         Son of God?
A.     We mean that Jesus is the only perfect image of the
         Father, and shows us the nature of God.

Q.     What is the nature of God revealed in Jesus?
A.     God is love.

Q.     What do we mean when we say that Jesus was
         conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and became
         incarnate from the Virgin Mary?
A.     We mean that by God’s own act, his divine Son received
         our human nature from the Virgin Mary, his mother.

Q.     Why did he take our human nature?
A.     The divine Son became human, so that in him human
         beings might be adopted as children of God, and be
         made heirs of God’s kingdom.

Q.     What is the great importance of Jesus’ suffering and
         death?
A.     By his obedience, even to suffering and death, Jesus
         made the offering which we could not make; in him we
         are freed from the power of sin and reconciled to God.

Q.     What is the significance of Jesus’ resurrection?
A.     By his resurrection, Jesus overcame death and opened
         for us the way of eternal life.

Q.     What do we mean when we say that he descended to the
         dead?
A.     We mean that he went to the departed and offered them
         also the benefits of redemption.

Q.     What do we mean when we say that he ascended into
         heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father?
A.     We mean that Jesus took our human nature into
         heaven where he now reigns with the Father and
         intercedes for us.

Q.     How can we share in his victory over sin, suffering, and death?
A.     We share in his victory when we are baptized into the
         New Covenant and become living members of Christ.