How long did Christ live on earth?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 7, question 76
Christ lived on earth about thirty-three years, and led a most holy life in poverty and suffering.Read the source passage →
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Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 7, question 77
Christ lived so long on earth to show us the way to heaven by His teachings and example.Read the source passage →
What did Jesus Christ suffer?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 78
Jesus Christ suffered a bloody sweat, a cruel scourging, was crowned with thorns, and was crucified.Read the source passage →
On what day did Christ die?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 79
Christ died on Good Friday.Read the source passage →
Why do you call that day "good" on which Christ died so sorrowful a death?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 80
We call that day "good" on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing.Read the source passage →
Where did Christ die?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 81
Christ died on Mount Calvary.Read the source passage →
How did Christ die?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 82
Christ was nailed to the Cross and died on it between two thieves.Read the source passage →
Why did Christ suffer and die?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 83
Christ suffered and died for our sins.Read the source passage →
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What lessons do we learn from the sufferings and death of Christ?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 84
From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn the great evil of sin, the hatred God bears to it, and the necessity of satisfying for it.Read the source passage →
Where did Christ's soul go after His death?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 85
After Christ's death His soul descended into hell.Read the source passage →
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Did Christ's soul descend into the hell of the damned?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 86
The hell into which Christ's soul descended was not the hell of the damned, but a place or state of rest called Limbo, where the souls of the just were waiting for Him.Read the source passage →
Why did Christ descend into Limbo?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 87
Christ descended into Limbo to preach to the souls who were in prison—that is, to announce to them the joyful tidings of their redemption.Read the source passage →
Where was Christ's body while His soul was in Limbo?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 88
While Christ's soul was in Limbo His body was in the holy sepulchre.Read the source passage →
On what day did Christ rise from the dead?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 89
Christ rose from the dead, glorious and immortal, on Easter Sunday, the third day after His death.Read the source passage →
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How long did Christ stay on earth after His resurrection?
Baltimore Catechism · Lesson 8, question 90
Christ stayed on earth forty days after His resurrection to show that He was truly risen from the dead, and to instruct His Apostles.Read the source passage →
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