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| 78. Who is the Savior of men? | The Savior of all men is Jesus Christ. |
| 79. What is the chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ? | The chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ is that He is God made man. |
| 80. Why is Jesus Christ God? | Jesus Christ is God because He is the only Son of God; having the same divine nature as His Father. |
| 81. Why is Jesus Christ man? | Jesus Christ is man because He is the Son of the Blessed Virgin Mary and has a body and soul like ours. |
| 82. Is Jesus Christ more than one Person? | No; Jesus Christ is only one Person and that Person is the second Person of the Blessed Trinity. |
| 83. How many natures has Jesus Christ? | Jesus Christ has two natures: the nature of God and the nature of man. |
| 84. Was the Son of God always man? | The Son of God was not always man; but became man at the time of the Incarnation. |
| 85. What is meant by the Incarnation? | By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God; retaining His divine nature; took to Himself a human nature; that is; a body and soul like ours. |
| 86. How was the Son of God made man? | The Son of God was conceived and made man by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. |
| 87. When was the Son of God conceived and made man? | The Son of God was conceived and made man on Annunciation Day; the day on which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of God. |
| 88. Is St. Joseph the father of Jesus Christ? | Jesus Christ had no human father; but St. Joseph was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the guardian; or foster father; of Christ. |
| 89. When was Christ born? | Christ was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Christmas Day; in Bethlehem; more than two thousand years ago. |
| 89 A. How many years did Jesus Christ live on earth? | Jesus Christ lived on earth about thirty-three years. |
| 89 B. How did Jesus Christ spend His life on earth? | Jesus Christ spend His childhood; youth and early manhood in the home of His mother Mary and His foster father Joseph; working as a carpenter in the village of Nazareth in Palestine; He spent His last years in the work of His public ministry. |
| 89 C. What work did Jesus Christ perform in the course of His public ministry? | In the course of His public ministry Jesus Christ gave us an example of great virtue; preached the message of salvation; proved the truth of His message through miracles and prophecies; and established the Church with its sacrifice and sacraments for the salvation of men until the end of time. |
| 90. What is meant by the Redemption? | By the Redemption is meant that Jesus Christ; as the Redeemer of the whole human race; offered His sufferings and death to God as a fitting sacrifice in satisfaction for the sins of men; and regained for them the right to be children of God and heirs of heaven. |
