Then there follows Rahner’s positive demonstration of his thesis, which falls into two parts. First, he has little difficulty in demonstrating that ὁ θεός nearly always refers exclusively to the Father (138–44). For example, where the terms ὁ θεός and κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός stand side by side, as in the so-called trinitarian formulas, ὁ θεός stands for the Father. Juxtaposition implies distinction. This constant and almost exclusive suppositional use of ὁ θεός for the Father amounts to