Each member of the Trinity is closely associated with truth in the NT. In praying for his disciples Jesus says, ‘Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth’ (John 17:17). The gospel is sometimes called ‘the truth of Christ’ (2 Cor. 11:10). The Holy Spirit is called ‘the Spirit of Truth’ (John 14:17; 15:26) or simply ‘the truth’ (1 John 5:6). According to Nicole, ‘The primary New Testament emphasis is clearly on truth as conformity to reality and opposition to lies and errors’.22 Both the Hebrew
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