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the `mystery of Godliness'. We know the Father only as revealed by the Son, but the Son Himself is equally and
awfully a mystery, presented to faith and heart not for speculation, but for adoring praise, worship, and
thanksgiving.
`All should honour the Son even as they honour the Father'
We have drawn attention to the way in which the Scriptures severed God in His attributes, Person and ways from
man. We now seek to set before the reader parallel passages of the Word of truth, wherein the attributes and titles of
God, which are positively denied to man as such, are freely and unreservedly given to the Lord Jesus Christ.
GOD
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
First and Last
`I am Alpha and Omega, the
`I am the first, and I am the last;
and beside Me there is no God ...
beginning and the ending ... I
Is there a God beside Me? yea,
am Alpha and Omega, the first
there is no God; I know not any'
and the last ... Fear not; I am
the first and the last' (Rev.
(Isa. 44:6-8).
1:8,11,17).
GOD
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Eternal
`From everlasting to everlasting,
`Whose goings forth have been
Thou art God' (Psa. 90:2).
from of old, from everlasting'
(Micah 5:2).
`Unto the Son He saith, Thy
`Thy throne is established of old:
throne, O God, is for ever and
Thou art from everlasting' (Psa.
ever' (Heb. 1:8).
93:2).
Omnipresent
`... whither shall I flee from Thy
`Where two or three are
Presence? If I ascend up into
gathered together in My name,
heaven, Thou art there: if I make
there am I in the midst of
my bed in hell, behold, Thou art
them' (Matt. 18:20).
there. lf I take the wings of the
`Lo, I am with you alway, even
morning, and dwell in the
unto the end of the world
uttermost parts of the sea; even
(age)' (Matt. 28:20).
there shall Thy hand lead me,
`He that descended is the same
and Thy right hand shall hold
also that ascended up far above
me' (Psa. 139:7-10).
all heavens, that He might fill
all things' (Eph. 4:10).
`Do not I fill heaven and earth?
`That He would grant you,
according to the riches of His
saith the LORD' (Jer. 23 24).
glory, to be strengthened with
`For thus saith the high and lofty
might by His Spirit in the inner
One that inhabiteth eternity,