### 40. Q. Why did Christ have to suffer death?

**A**. Because God’s justice and truth require it: <sup>1</sup>nothing else could pay for our sins except the death of the Son of God.<sup>2</sup>

<sup>1</sup> [Gen. 2:17](/get-passage/Genesis+2:17)
<sup>2</sup> [Rom. 8:3-4](/get-passage/Romans+8:3-4); [Phil. 2:8](/get-passage/Philippians+2:8); [Heb. 2:9](/get-passage/Hebrews+2:9)