Q16: Why must He be a true and righteous man?
A: Because the justice of God requires that the same human nature which has sinned should make satisfaction for sin; but one who is. himself a sinner cannot satisfy for others.
Q17: Why must He also be true God?
A: That by the power of His Godhead He might bear in His manhood the burden of God’s wrath, and so obtain for and restore to us righteousness and life.
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