Question 37

What dost thou understand by the words, “He suffered”?

That he, all the time that he lived on earth, but especially at the end of his life, sustained in body and soul, the wrath of God against the sins of all mankind:¹²¹¹²¹    Isa. 53:4; 1 Pet. 2:24; 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 Tim. 2:6. that so by his passion, as the only propitiatory sacrifice,¹²²¹²²    Isa. 53:10, 12; Eph. 5:2; 1 Cor. 5:7; 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10; Rom. 3:25; Heb. 9:28; Heb. 10:14. he might redeem our body and soul from everlasting damnation,¹²³¹²³    Gal. 3:13; Col. 1:13; Heb. 9:12; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19. and obtain for us the favour of God, righteousness and eternal life.¹²⁴¹²⁴    Rom. 3:25; 2 Cor. 5:21; John 3:16; John 6:51; Heb. 9:15; Heb. 10:19.