Study Questions – L.D. 15
Q. 37 What do you understand by the word "suffered"?
A. That during his whole life on earth, but especially at the end, Christ sustained in body and soul the anger of God against the sin of the whole human race. This he did in order that, by his suffering as the only atoning sacrifice, he might set us free, body and soul, from eternal condemnation, and gain for us God's grace, righteousness, and eternal life.
Q. 38 Why did he suffer "under Pontius Pilate" as judge?
A. So that he, though innocent, might be condemned by a civil judge, and so free us from the severe judgment of God that was to fall on us.
Q. 39 Is it significant that he was "crucified" instead of dying some other way?
A. Yes. This death convinces me that he shouldered the curse which lay on me, since death by crucifixion was accursed by God.
1. What do you understand by the words, “He suffered”? (Isa. 53; I Pet. 2:24)
2. What does it mean that Christ’s sacrifice of Himself on the cross was atoning or propitiatory? (Rom. 3:25; I John 2:2)
3. What did Jesus set our souls and bodies free from? (Rom 8:1-4; Gal 3:13)
4. What did Christ’s atoning sacrifice gain for us? (Rom. 3:24-26; 5:15-17; John 3:16)
5. Why was it important that Jesus be declared innocent before Pilate? (John 18:28-19:15; 2 Cor. 5:21)
6. Is it significant that Jesus Christ was crucified instead of dying some other way? Why? (Deut. 21:23; Gal. 3:10-13)
Audio: Heidelberg Catechism L.D. 15
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