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16 unto God:" and "by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us."

Prove that He was a sacrifice for our original guilt.

Rom. v. 12, 14, 18; Phil. ii. 8. "As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life." For "He became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."

Prove that He was a sacrifice for actual sins.

Isa. liii. 5, 6; 1 St. John ii. 1, 2.

Prove that He became a sacrifice to reconcile us to His Father.

Rom. v. 10. "We were reconciled to God by the death of His Son."

What is the subject of the third Article?

"The going down of Christ into hell."

In what sense was Christ dead and buried for us?

He died in order that He might undergo in our behalf the punishment due to sin; and He was buried in order that the fact of His death might be placed beyond dispute.

Why was this important?

In order that we might have the surest reliance on the reality of His resurrection and atonement.