Blessing

New Testament epistles often begin with a supernatural blessing from The Father and The Son together. We never hear of supernatural peace being available via the Patriarch Abraham, the Prophet Moses, the Priest Aaron, the King David, or the Messiah Cyrus. Notably, we also rarely hear of these supernatural blessings coming from The Father alone.

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The Kabod Yahweh               

Favor (רָצוֹן) from ⇒ Deut 33:16.

Doxological Blessing ⇒ Ezek 3:12 ("Bless The Kabod Yahweh in His place!").

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The Father               

Grace from ⇒ [3x]

in/through Christ ⇒ 1 Cor 1:4; 2 Tim 1:9; 2:1.

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The Son                     

Fruitfulness ⇒ John 15:5 (apart from him humans can accomplish nothing, bear no fruit).

Grace from ⇒ [5x] Rom 1:5; 16:20; 1 Cor 16:23; Eph 4:7 ("the gift of Christ"); Phil 4:23.

Inheritance ⇒ Phlm 1:6 (every blessing that belongs to believers is in Christ).

Joy ⇒ John 15:11 (The joy of Jesus is in us, and "complete," when we obey Jesus’s

commandments and thus remain "in" him).

Mercy from ⇒ Jude 1:21 (The mercy of Jesus brings eternal life).

Life to the world ⇒ [3x] John 6:33; 6:40; 10:28.

Peace from ⇒ [2x] John 14:27; 16:33 (peace in).

Provider of everlasting bread ⇒ John 6:27.

Riches ⇒ [2x] 1 Cor 1:5 (rich in); Eph 3:8 (unfathomable riches of).

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The Spirit                  

Life ⇒ John 6:63 (to the world).

Source of Power ⇒ Rom 15:13 (abound in hope by His power).

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The Father and The Son together                               

Grace and Peace from ⇒ [6x] Rom 1:7; 1 Cor 1:3; Eph 1:2; Phil 1:1; Titus 1:4; Phlm 1:3.

Grace, Mercy, and Peace from ⇒ [3x] 1 Tim 1:2; 2 Tim 1:2; 2 John 1:3.

Peace, Love, and Faith from ⇒ Eph 6:23.

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