[[20]] See the argument of Gal. iii. 15-22. 'God is one' in a sense which excludes the idea of any relatively independent contracting party over against Him.

[[21]] Acts xxvi. 14.

[[22]] Col. ii. 20-22.

[[23]] 2 Tim. i. 12.

[[24]] Rom. x. 5-8.

[[25]] Cf. iii. 22, 26, &c.

[[26]] 2 Cor. v. 19; Rom. iv. 25.

[[27]] 1 Pet. i. 21. It is of course the case that the name God in the New Testament is generally reserved for the Father, though the proper divinity of Son and Spirit is constantly implied.

[[28]] See below, p. [124].

[[29]] Matt. xviii. 23-35.