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Ephesians 4:6(NASB)6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
1 Timothy 2:5(NASB)5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians 8:4(NASB)4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.
1 Corinthians 8:6(NASB)6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
James 2:19(NASB)19 You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.
Galatians 3:20(NASB)20 Now a mediator is not for one party only; whereas God is only one.
Matthew 19:17(NASB)17 And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
Mark 10:18(NASB)18 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
Mark 12:29(NASB)29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;
Deuteronomy 6:4(NASB)4 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!
2. The Only God. The Bible teaches God's simple unity not only by stating that He is one, but also by affirming that He is the only God. The word "only" means alone, by one's self, apart, to be solitary.
John 17:3(NASB)3 This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
1 Timothy 1:17(NASB)17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:15(NASB)15 which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
Jude 1:4(NASB)4 For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:25(NASB)25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
2 Kings 19:15(NASB)15 Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
2 Kings 19:19(NASB)19 Now, O Lord our God, I pray, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.”
Nehemiah 9:6(NASB)6 “You alone are the Lord.You have made the heavens,the heaven of heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them.You give life to all of themAnd the heavenly host bows down before You.
Psalm 83:18(NASB)18 That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,Are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalm 86:9-10(NASB)9 All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,And they shall glorify Your name.10 For You are great and do wondrous deeds;You alone are God.
Isaiah 44:24(NASB)24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb,“I, the Lord, am the maker of all things,Stretching out the heavens by MyselfAnd spreading out the earth all alone,
3. There Is None Other. All, others are excluded. There is none else. God is alone; beside Him none other exists.
Mark 12:32(NASB)32 The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He is One, and there is no one else besides Him;
1 Corinthians 8:4(NASB)4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Deuteronomy 4:35(NASB)35 To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him.
Deuteronomy 4:39(NASB)39 Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
Deuteronomy 32:39(NASB)39 ‘See now that I, I am He,And there is no god besides Me;It is I who put to death and give life. I have wounded and it is I who heal, And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
1 Samuel 2:2(NASB)2 “There is no one holy like the Lord, Indeed, there is no one besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.
1 Kings 8:60(NASB)60 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no one else.
Isaiah 43:10(NASB)10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord, “And My servant whom I have chosen, So that you may know and believe Me And understand that I am He.Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me.
Isaiah 43:11(NASB)11 “I, even I, am the Lord,And there is no savior besides Me.
Isaiah 44:6(NASB)6 “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:‘I am the first and I am the last,And there is no God besides Me.
Isaiah 44:8(NASB)8 ‘Do not tremble and do not be afraid; Have I not long since announced it to you and declared it? And you are My witnesses.Is there any God besides Me,Or is there any other Rock?I know of none.’”
Isaiah 45:5-6(NASB)5 “I am the Lord, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God.I will gird you, though you have not known Me; 6 That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun that there is no one besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other,
Isaiah 45:14(NASB)14 Thus says the Lord, “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of CushAnd the Sabeans, men of stature,Will come over to you and will be yours; They will walk behind you, they will come over in chains and will bow down to you; They will make supplication to you: ‘Surely, God is with you, and there is none else, No other God.’”
Isaiah 45:18(NASB)18 For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited),“I am the Lord, and there is none else.
Isaiah 45:21(NASB)21 “Declare and set forth your case;Indeed, let them consult together.Who has announced this from of old?Who has long since declared it?Is it not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A righteous God and a Savior;There is none except Me.
Isaiah 45:22(NASB)22 “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;For I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 46:9(NASB)9 “Remember the former things long past,For I am God, and there is no other;I am God, and there is no one like Me,
Jeremiah 10:10(NASB)10 But the Lord is the true God;He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes,And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Joel 2:27(NASB)27 “Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,And that I am the Lord your God,And there is no other;And My people will never be put to shame.
II. Indications of God's Oneness
1. God's Infinite Attributes. The oneness of God is required by the fact that God is infinite. Reality permits the existence of only one person who is absolutely perfect. There can be only one person who is supreme.
Pre-eminence excludes all but one. When one speaks of the original, the source, the first cause, the greatest, the highest, the supreme, the ultimate, the final, he refers to a position that only one person can occupy. God's infinite superiority requires Him to be a single unit, a sole individual, a unique being.
For more than one infinite God to exist would be a contradiction of thought. If several persons existed as God, they would limit each other. They would need to be finite. None would be all in all--the one supreme God.
(Wakefield, Samuel. Christian Theology. New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873, pp. 140, 141.)
The idea of God is appropriated to an individual, and does not admit of application to more than one. There cannot be any thing above God, or equal to Him, or which is not dependent upon Him. He is not only the first and the best, but the greatest of beings; and, consequently, He stands alone in the universe. What do we mean by the term God but a being who is infinitely and absolutely perfect?
The idea of two equal gods is therefore a chimera. There may be more kings than one, because royalty only implies that each is vested with sovereign authority in his own dominions; but there cannot be a plurality of gods, because, from the nature of things, only one can be possessed of all possible perfections.
chi·me·ra1. a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2. The Unity of Nature. The unity of nature reveals the unity of God. All created things form not a multiverse but a universe. The universe evidences itself as the work of one mind, one power, one will--one God. Each new scientific discovery emphasizes the truth of the unity of nature and the oneness of God.
3. Man's Psychological Nature. Man finds a oneness of life in the oneness of God. Unity of personality and purpose is discovered in loyalty to one God. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul, and with all thy might" (Deut. 6:4, 5).
Because God is supreme, men are to worship Him supremely. Because God is one, men are to love Him with oneness of person. The one God who is all in all insists on total loyalty in His creatures.
Psychology recognizes the need for an organizing principle in man's life. Every circle needs a center. Every solar system needs a sun. Every life needs a supreme loyalty to give it unity and purpose. The oneness of God fills this basic psychological need within man. In supreme loyalty to the one God, man finds a center for his circle and an adequate purpose for his life.
Sinful men cannot worship, obey, and love God in an acceptable way until they become properly related to God through the mediatorial work of Jesus Christ. The sinner must turn his back to sin in repentance before he can turn his face toward God in worship.
He must exercise trust in Christ as Sacrifice before he can yield proper obedience to Him as Lord. He must surrender to God's saving grace and transforming power before he can be filled with Christ's imparted righteousness which is love.
Only through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, therefore, can man properly fulfill his threefold responsibility of worship, obedience, and love.
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