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 Q. Why  is  Jesus  Christ  true  man?

A. Jesus Christ  is  true  man  because  He  is  the  Son of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  and  has  a body  and  soul like  ours.

God became  man  in  order  that  He  might  suffer  and thereby redeem  us. Codrus, the  king  of  Athens, may to  a certain  extent  be  compared  to  Our  Lord. During his  reign  the  realm  was  invaded  by  enemies, the Dorians. The oracle  of  Delphi  announced  that the Athenians  would  be  victorious  over  their  foes, if their  king  was  slain  by  the  enemy’s  hand. Hearing this, Codrus  dressed  as  a peasant,  and  went  into the hostile  camp. There a dispute  having  arisen, he was  killed  in  the  fray. Now the  Dorians  were acquainted with  the  utterance  of  the  oracle,  and when they  found  who  it  was  whom  they  had  slain, terror seized  on  them,  and  they  fled  in  dismay. So it was  in  Our  Lord’s  case. The prophets  had  foretold that  the  human  race  would  be  saved  through the death  of  the  King  of  glory. The Son  of  God took upon  Himself  the  form  of  a servant,  the  nature of man;  He  came  into  the  world,  was  not  recognized by the  world,  and  was  put  to  death. When the enemy of  mankind  saw  that  at  his  instigation  the Jews had  crucified  the  Lord  of  life,  he  fled  in  alarm.

Q. How  many  natures  are  there  in  Jesus  Christ?

A. In  Jesus  Christ  there  are  two  natures,  the  nature of  God  and  the  nature  of  man.