(1) In the first place, he teaches the oneness and the greatness of God in
such words as these: 'Now 1 unto the King eternal, incorruptible,
invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever: Amen.' And
again, 'The 2 blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord
of lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no
man hath seen, nor can see.' In this matter St. Paul's teaching is in complete
accord with that of the Taurat 3 and the Injil.4
(2) Besides this, however, St. Paul agrees with the other Apostles in
teaching the perfect humanity and the perfect Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thus he writes that Christ, though a man, is sinless, saying: 'We 5
beseech you on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. Him who knew no sin
6 he made to be sin [or a sin-offering] on our behalf; that we
might become the righteousness of God in him.' And in the Epistle to the Hebrews
it is written: 'Having 7 then a great high priest, who hath passed
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For
we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet
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