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spirit, and rejoice in Christ, Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. (Phillippians 3:3). But to us there is but one God, the Father, of Whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ by whom are all things, and we by him. (I Cor. 8:6). Jesus himself brought out the distinction clearly in attributing divinity to God alone, Who was also his God, as for instance:. Go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my. Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. (John 20:17). Jesus had not the slightest hesitation in affirming the Unity of God. For instance:. One of the scribes came . . . and asked him, which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel, the Lord, our God, is One Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord, thy. God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: This is the first commandment. . . And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is One God; and there is none other but He. (Mark 12:29-30 and 32). God alone is immortal: the blessed and only potentate,. King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach; Whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. (I Tim. 6:15-16). The doctrine of the Trinity necessarily imports the complete equality in all respects of the three persons of the Trinity, for if there were inequality in any respect between them that would mean the superiority of one over the other two in which case the one, or the two, that lacked equality could not be God; the one who had superiority over the other two would be God of the universe, including the other two. Even a cursory study of the Gospels and the Epistles reveals that in respect of the attributes of which there is a record the Father is supreme and there is a disclaimer by Jesus of those attributes. . For instance, God alone is the true source of honour, as is said: How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? (John 5:44) This finds support in the Quran: 'Whoso 39