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TRINITY : M. M. NINAN<br />

7. New Testament Trinity<br />

St. Paul’s epistle is replete with such statements as<br />

Rom 1.7 (and 2 Cor 1.2, 1 Cor 1.3, Eph 1.2, Phil 1.2): Grace<br />

and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord<br />

Jesus Christ<br />

Eph 6.23: Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God<br />

the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.<br />

Gal 1.3-5: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the<br />

Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us<br />

from the present evil age, according to the will <strong>of</strong> our God and<br />

Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.<br />

Christology <strong>of</strong> Paul<br />

Christology <strong>of</strong> Paul clearly equates Jesus Christ along with God,<br />

the Father as is clear from the following verses.<br />

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