The Way in
Which the Name of God the Father
and Jesus Christ the Son are Coupled Together
2 Cor. 13:14—“The
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the
Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”
Matt. 28:19—“Go
ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”
1 Thess. 3:11—“Now
God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto
you.”
1 Cor. 12:4–6—“Now
there are diversities of gifts, but of the same spirit. And there are
differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities
of operations, but it is the same God, which worketh all in all.”
Tit. 3:4,
5—“But
after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared. Not
by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he
saved us, by the washing of
regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” (Compare
Tit. 2:13—
“Looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ.”)
Rom. 1:7—“To
all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: grace to you and
peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Many instances of this
sort in all the Pauline Epistles.)
Jas. 1:1—“James,
a servant of God and of
the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.”
Jno. 14:23—“Jesus
answered and said unto him, if a man love me, he will keep my words: and my
Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”
“We,”
God
and I.
2 Pet. 1:1—“Simon
Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained
like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour
Jesus Christ.” (Compare R. V.)
Col. 2:2—“That
their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all
riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgment of the
mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ.” (See R. V.)
Jno. 17:3—“And
this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
Jno. 14:1—“Let
not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me.”
(Compare Jer.
17:5–7—“Thus saith the
Lord;
cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose
heart departeth from the
Lord.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the
Lord,
and whose hope the
Lord
is.”)
Rev. 7:10—“And
cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb.”
Rev. 5:13—“And
every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and
such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing,
and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb
for ever and ever.” (Compare
Jno. 5:23—“That
all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth
not the Son honoreth not the Father which hath sent him.”)
PROPOSITION:
The name of Jesus Christ is coupled with that of God the Father in numerous
passages in a way in which it would be impossible to couple the name of any
finite being with that of the Deity.
Torrey, R. A. (1898). What the Bible
teaches a thorough and comprehensive study of what the Bible has to say
concerning the great doctrines of which it treats (80). New York,
Chicago [etc.: Fleming H. Revell company.
