Matt. 28:19- The "NAME" of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirt
Note: "name" is singular in the greek text, indicting that theres only one God, but distinct persons within the Godhead.
Jesus does not say (1) "into the NAMES [plural] of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirt, "or what is virtual equivalent, (2) "into the name of the Father, and into the name of the Son, and to the name of the Holy Spirt,"as we had to deal with three seperate beings. Nor does He say,(3)"into the name of the Father ,Son, and Holy Spirt,"(omitting the three recurring articles), as if"the Father ,Son,and Holy Spirt"might be taken as merely three designations of a single person. What He does say is this:(4)"into the name[Singular] of THE Father, and of THE Son, and of THE Holy Spirt," first asserting the unity of the three by combining them all within the bounds of a the single NAME, and then throwing into emphasis the distinctness of each by introducing them in turn with the repeated article.
2006-10-29
18:13:21
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