5.1 Who is Jesus Christ?
ANSWER:
(a) Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God. He had no human father, but was conceived when the power of God, called the Holy Spirit, worked a miracle on his mother, who was a virgin. See Luke 1:32, 35; Matthew 1:20-25; Matthew 3:17; John 1: 49; John 10:36.

(b) He was, nevertheless, a human being who grew up, hungered, thirsted, wept, suffered and died like other human beings. See Hebrews 2:17; Luke 2:52; Isaiah 53:3; John 11:35; John 19:33.

5.2 What was the duty of Jesus, the Son of God?
ANSWER:
(a) To reveal his Father, Almighty God, to the world in a way that men could understand. See John 1:18; John 12:45; John 14:9; John 17:6,26.

(b) To show the glorious qualities of his Father - holiness, righteousness and love. See John 1:14-17; Romans 3:24-26.

(c) To show to men the full meaning of Christian service and obedience. See Luke 22:42; John 5:30; 8: 29.

(d) To preach the gospel. See Luke 4:18; 9:6; and 20:1.

(e) To die for us. See John 10:11, 15; Acts 2:23.

(f) To bring us back to God. See Ephesians 2:16; Romans 5:10; John 14:6.

5.3 How can the Lord Jesus bring us back to God ?
ANSWER:
We are like children who have run away from their father. We are separated from God by our sins. The Lord, Jesus is able to bring us back to God by his perfect life and his willing death. Because he was born of Mary, Jesus was human, but because he was also born by the power of the Holy Spirit, he is the Son of God. He was, therefore, both God's representative to us and our representative before God. The Bible calls him the "mediator" (this word means "middleman"), between God and men. Being a man, our Lord was tempted like us; but unlike us he always triumphed over sin. He obeyed the will of God in everything, and especially in enduring crucifixion and death as a sacrifice for our sin. When we truly believe in this work of Christ, and show this by baptism (see Section 18), God forgives us our sins and accepts us as His children.
See Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 2:17-18; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 4:15-16; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 8:2-4.