Word Pictures in the New Testament - 2 Thessalonians

From God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ [apo theou patros kai Kuriou Iesou Christou]. These words are not genuine in 1Th 1:1, but are here and they appear in all the other Pauline Epistles. Note absence of article both after [en] and [apo], though both God and Lord Jesus Christ are definite. In both cases Jesus Christ is put on a par with God, though not identical. See on 1Th 1:1 for discussion of words, but note difference between [en], in the sphere of, by the power of, and [apo], from, as the fountain head and source of grace and peace.