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such passages as 1 Thessalonians 5:24, 'Faithful is He that calleth you'; 2
Timothy 2:13, 'He abideth faithful, He cannot deny Himself'; and Hebrews
10:23, 'He is faithful that promised'.
The Father. In this dispensation of grace, however, the most
characteristic title of God is 'The Father'. From God, as Father, comes the
salutations of 'grace, mercy and peace' in the Epistles. The thanks of the
apostle and of the Church, ascend to God the Father.
The title occurs in several forms and in several associations:
(1)
God the Father (1 Thess. 1:1).
(2)
God our Father (Rom. 1:7).
(3)
God, even the Father (1 Cor. 15:24).
(4)
God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
(2 Cor. 1:3).
(5)
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
(Eph. 1:3).
To this series might be added the titles:
'The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ' (Eph. 3:14), and
'The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory' (Eph. 1:17),
which fall to be discussed when dealing with the teaching of Paul concerning
the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, with which must also be included such passages
as 1 Corinthians 8:6; Romans 11:36; 9:5 and 1:25. At the moment we are
confining ourselves to plain, unambiguous statements.
The reader's attention is most earnestly directed to the article
Person7, for further teaching on this momentous theme.