soul; that He could feel and suffer as we can; and that He was like to us in all things except in sin.
5. How many natures, then, are there in Jesus Christ?
There are two natures in Jesus Christ, the Divine and the human.
6. Are there also in Jesus Christ two wills distinct from one another?
Yes, in Jesus Christ there is a Divine will and a human will, which, however, is always in perfect subjection to the Divine will.
'Father, not my will, but Thine be done' (Luke xxii. 42).
7. Are there also two persons in Jesus Christ?
No, Jesus Christ is only one Divine Person; for the two natures are inseparably united in the one Person of the Son of God.
8. Why is the Incarnation of the Son of God attributed to the operation of the Holy Ghost?
Because it is especially an effect of the Divine love and mercy towards man.
'God so loved the world as to give His Only-begotten Son' (John iii. 16).
9. From whom did the Son of God take His human nature?
From Mary, the purest of Virgins; therefore she is also called 'Mother of God.' (Feast of the Annunciation of B. V. Mary.)
10. Why is Mary called 'the purest of Virgins'?
Because she always remained a Virgin incomparably pure and entirely undefiled, not only before but also at and after the birth of the Divine Child.
'Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name shall be called Emmanuel, that is, God with us' (Isai. vii. 14). In the Holy Scriptures near relations are often called brethren; as Lot and Abraham. In like manner the cousins of Jesus are called His brethren (Matt. xii. 46).
11. Why is Mary called 'Mother of God,' since Christ took only His 'human' nature from her?
