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"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:"
Deuteronomy 6:4
1/18/11
Beliefs about God:
Atheism
Disbelief in or denial
of the existence of God
American Heritage Dictionary - 2nd College Edition
Beliefs about God:
Agnostic
Someone who believes that there
can be no proof of the existence of
God but does not deny the
possibility that God exists
American Heritage Dictionary - 2nd College Edition
Beliefs about God:
Islam
"There is no God but Allah."
Followers are called Moslems or
Muslims. Islam accepts the Old
Testament as God's word.
The ONENESS of God - David K. Bernard
Beliefs about God:
Judaism
God is absolutely one in numerical
value. Judaism accepts the law of
Moses as God's word for today, and
totally rejects the deity of Jesus of
Nazareth.
The ONENESS of God - David K. Bernard
Beliefs about God:
Monotheism
The belief in only one God. Only three
major religions of the world are
monotheistic: Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam.
The ONENESS of God - David K. Bernard
Beliefs about God:
Oneness
God is absolutely one in numerical value,
Jesus is the one God, and God is not a
plurality of persons.
“Oneness is a modern term basically
equivalent to modalism or modalistic
monarchianism.”
The ONENESS of God - David K. Bernard
Beliefs about God:
Polytheism
The belief in more than one God.
The ONENESS of God - David K. Bernard
Beliefs about God:
Trinitarianism
Three distinct persons
(Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit)
all as one God.
Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Beliefs about God:
Tritheism
Belief in three God's.
Definitions:
God:
A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient
originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of
faith and worship in monotheistic religions. (God)
The American Heritage Dictionary - 2nd College Edition
Definitions:
God:
A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient
originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of
faith and worship in monotheistic religions. (God)
A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and
worshipped by a people, especially a male deity thought to
control some part of nature or reality. (god)
(gods that do not meet definition #1, political or spiritual leader, sports
figures, powerful or famous people, etc)
The American Heritage Dictionary - 2nd College Edition
Definitions:
God:
A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient
originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of
faith and worship in monotheistic religions. (God)
A being of supernatural powers or attributes, believed in and
worshipped by a people, especially a male deity thought to
control some part of nature or reality. (god)
Something that is worshipped or idealized. (god)
(job, toys, hobbies, sports, home, etc)
The American Heritage Dictionary - 2nd College Edition
Definitions:
Godhead:
The essential and divine nature of God
Deity:
The essential nature or condition of being a God.
The American Heritage Dictionary - 2nd College Edition
The Nature of God:
God is a Spirit
God is a Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship him
in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24
The Nature of God:
God is a Spirit
… And the Spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:2
The Nature of God:
God is a Spirit
…shall we not much rather be
in subjection unto the Father of
spirits, and live?
Hebrews 1:9
The Nature of God:
God is a Spirit
And the Spirit and the bride say,
Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And let him that is athirst
come. And whosoever will, let him
take the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17
The Nature of God:
God is a Spirit
No man hath seen God
at any time;…
John 1:18
The Nature of God:
God is Invisible
Who only hath immortality,
dwelling in the light which no man
can approach unto; whom no man
hath seen, nor can see:.…
I Timothy 6:16
The Nature of God:
God is Invisible
Who is the image of the
invisible God, the firstborn of
every creature:
Colossians 1:15
The Nature of God:
God is Invisible
Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only
wise God, be honour and glory
for ever and ever. Amen.
I Timothy 1:17
The Nature of God:
God is Invisible
By faith he [Moses] forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of
the king: for he endured, as
seeing him who is invisible.
Hebrews 11:27
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipresent (Everywhere Present)
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or
whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art
there: if I make my bed in hell, behold,
thou art there.
Psalm 139:7-8 (see 9-13)
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipresent (Everywhere Present)
But will God indeed dwell on the
earth? behold, the heaven and heaven
of heavens cannot contain thee; how
much less this house that I [Solomon]
have builded?
I Kings 8:27 (Also see II Chronicles 6:18)
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipresent (Everywhere Present)
But who is able to build him an
house, seeing the heaven and
heaven of heavens cannot contain
him?...
II Chronicles 2:6
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipresent (Everywhere Present)
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my
throne, and the earth is my footstool:
where is the house that ye build unto me?
and where is the place of my rest?
Isaiah 66:1 (Also see Acts 7:49)
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipresent (Everywhere Present)
That they should seek the Lord, if
haply they might feel after him, and
find him, though he be not far from
every one of us: For in him we live,
and move, and have our being;
Acts 17:27-28
The Nature of God:
God is Omniscient (All Knowing)
…LORD, thou hast searched me, and known
me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine
uprising, thou understandest my thought afar
off…For there is not a word in my
tongue…thou knowest it…Such knowledge is
too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot
attain unto it.
Psalm 139:1-6
The Nature of God:
God is Omniscient (All Knowing)
I know that thou canst do every
thing, and that no thought can
be withholden from thee.
Job 42:2
The Nature of God:
God is Omniscient (All Knowing)
Him, being delivered by the
determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye have
taken, and by wicked hands have
crucified and slain:
Acts 2:23
The Nature of God:
God is Omniscient (All Knowing)
Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise
God, be honour and glory for ever
and ever. Amen.
I Timothy 1:17
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
And when Abram was ninety years
old and nine, the LORD appeared
to Abram, and said unto him, I am
the Almighty God; walk before me,
and be thou perfect.
Genesis 17:1
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
And God said unto him, I am God
Almighty: be fruitful and multiply;
a nation and a company of nations
shall be of thee, and kings shall
come out of thy loins;
Genesis 35:11
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
Let every soul be subject unto the
higher powers. For there is no
power but of God: the powers that
be are ordained of God.
Romans 13:1
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
Which in his times he shall
shew, who is the blessed and
only Potentate, the King of
kings, and Lord of lords;
I Timothy 6:15
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
And I heard as it were the voice of a
great multitude, and as the voice of
many waters, and as the voice of
mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia:
for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 19:6
The Nature of God:
God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
…Where wast thou when I laid the
foundations of the earth?...who shut up the sea
with doors, when it brake forth…Canst thou
lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance
of waters may cover thee?...Shall he that
contendeth with the Almighty instruct
him?...Hast thou an arm like God?...
Job 38-41
The Nature of God:
God is Eternal
The eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting
arms: and he shall thrust out the
enemy from before thee; and shall
say, Destroy them.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The Nature of God:
God is Eternal
For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government shall
be upon his shoulder: and his name
shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
The Nature of God:
God is Eternal
Thus saith the LORD the King of
Israel, and his redeemer the LORD
of hosts; I am the first, and I am the
last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 44:6
The Nature of God:
God is Eternal
Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise
God, be honour and glory for ever
and ever. Amen.
I Timothy 1:17
The Nature of God:
God is Immutable (Unchanging)
For I am the LORD, I change
not; therefore ye sons of Jacob
are not consumed.
Malachi 3:6
The Nature of God:
God is Immutable (Unchanging)
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and
to day, and for ever.
Hebrews 13:8
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
Thou wilt say then unto me,
Why doth he yet find fault? For
who hath resisted his will?
Romans 9:19
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
Come now, and let us reason
together, saith the LORD: though
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be
as white as snow; though they be red
like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 1:18
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
O the depth of the riches both of the
wisdom and knowledge of God! how
unsearchable are his judgments, and his
ways past finding out! For who hath
known the mind of the Lord? or who hath
been his counsellor?
Romans 11:33-34
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
He brought me forth also into a
large place; he delivered me,
because he delighted in me.
Psalms 18:19
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
The LORD is merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and
plenteous in mercy.
Psalms 103:8
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
Like as a father pitieth his
children, so the LORD pitieth
them that fear him.
Psalms 103:13
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
These six things doth the LORD
hate: yea, seven are an
abomination unto him:
Proverbs 6:16
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor serve them:
for I the LORD thy God am a
jealous God…
Exodus 20:5
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
…and shall corrupt yourselves,
and make a graven image, or the
likeness of any thing, and shall do
evil in the sight of the LORD thy
God, to provoke him to anger:
Deuteronomy 4:25
The Nature of God:
God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
And it repented the LORD that
he had made man on the earth,
and it grieved him at his heart.
Genesis 6:6
The Nature of God:
God is a Spirit
● God is Invisible
● God is Omnipresent (Everywhere Present)
● God is Omniscient (All Knowing)
● God is Omnipotent (All Powerful)
● God is Eternal
● God is Immutable (Unchanging)
● God has Individuality, Personality, and
Rationality
●
Monotheism – There is but one God:
Hear, O Israel:
the Lord our God is one Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:4
And Jesus answered him, The first of all
the commandments is, Hear, O Israel;
The Lord our God is one Lord.
Mark 12:29
Monotheism – There is but one God:
For though there be that are called gods,
whether in heaven or in earth, (as there
be gods many, and lords many,)
I Corinthians 8:5
When a scripture talks of what would be another
god the "usage must be carefully analyzed so that
a clear picture emerges."
The KINGDOM of the CULTS - Walter Martin
Monotheism – There is but one God:
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the
people: and he shall be, even he shall
be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou
shalt be to him instead of God.
Exodus 4:16
And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I
have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and
Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Exodus 7:1
Monotheism – There is but one God:
Open your Bible to any page to find God
referred to in the singular form...
(I, me, my, he, him, etc)
Other scriptures:
Isaiah 43:10-11, 44:6,8, 45:5,21,22, Deut.
4:35, 32:39, II Sam. 7:22, I Chr. 17:20, Ps. 83:18, 86:10, Is. 37:16, 45:18,
46:5,9, 48:11-12, Mk. 12:29, I Cor. 8:4, Gal. 3:20, Eph. 4:5-6, I Tim. 2:5, I
Jn. 5:7
Monotheism – There is but one God:
Isaiah 43:10-11; 44:6,8; 45:5,21,22
"Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have
chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I
am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be
after me. I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no
savior...Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer
the Lord of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me
there is no God...Ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside
me? yea, there is no God; I know not any...I am the Lord, and
there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee,
though thou hast not known me:...There is no God else beside me;
a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me. Look unto me,
and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:
for I am God, and there is none else.“
The KINGDOM of the CULTS - Walter Martin
Monotheism – There is but one God:
All Christian religions
believe in one God and
one God only
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
Who hath delivered us from the power of
darkness, and hath translated us into the
kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we
have redemption through his blood, even
the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image
of the invisible God, the firstborn of every
creature:
Colossians 1:13-15
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
In whom the god of this world hath
blinded the minds of them which
believe not, lest the light of the
glorious gospel of Christ, who is the
image of God, should shine unto them.
II Corinthians 4:4
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
Having therefore, brethren, boldness
to enter into the holiest by the blood of
Jesus, By a new and living way, which
he hath consecrated for us, through
the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Hebrews 10:19-20
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
Therefore the Lord himself shall give
you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall
conceive, and bear a son, and shall
call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt
call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins. Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of
the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a
virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth
a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 1:21-23
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a
son is given: and the government shall
be upon his shoulder: and his name shall
be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
And Jesus answering
said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt not tempt the
Lord thy God.
Luke 4:12
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
And Thomas answered
and said unto him, My
Lord and my God.
John 20:28
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto
them; and hath committed unto us
the word of reconciliation.
II Corinthians 5:19
Jesus Christ is God in Flesh:
Beware lest any man spoil you through
philosophy and vain deceit, after the
tradition of men, after the rudiments of
the world, and not after Christ. For in
him dwelleth all the fulness of the
Godhead bodily.
Colossians 2:8-9
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped him
in swaddling clothes, and laid
him in a manger; because there
was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:7
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
And Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man.
Luke 2:52
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
And when he had fasted
forty days and forty nights,
he was afterward an
hungered.
Matthew 4:2
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
And he was in the hinder part of
the ship, asleep on a pillow: and
they awake him, and say unto him,
Master, carest thou not that we
perish?
Mark 4:38
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
No one knows the day or the time.
The angels in heaven don't know,
and the Son himself doesn't know.
Only the Father knows.
Mark 13:32
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
I can of mine own self do nothing:
as I hear, I judge: and my
judgment is just; because I seek
not mine own will, but the will of
the Father which hath sent me.
John 5:30
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
And Jesus cried with a
loud voice, and gave
up the ghost.
Mark 15:37
Jesus Christ is Fully Human:
"If we do not accept the fact that Jesus was
fully human, then the scriptural references
to His temptations lose meaning"
The ONENESS of God - David K. Bernard
Other Scriptures:
Matthew 4:1-11, John 4:6, 14:28, 19:28,
Hebrews 2:16-18, 4:14-16, Philippians 2:7-8
The Mystery...
And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness: God was manifest
in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen
of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up
into glory.
I Timothy 3:16
The Mystery...
It is hard for us to understand that God could take
on full humanity and still be God. We must
understand that Jesus was both fully God and not
just a human filled with the power of God. He was
also fully human and not just a body that 'appeared'
to be human. He had a dual nature unlike any
other person in history.
...Christ had a 'Dual Nature'
The Mystery...
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I
showed you from my Father; for which of those
works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him,
saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for
blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man,
makest thyself God.
John 10:32-33
...Christ had a 'Dual Nature'
The Mystery...
By understanding Christ's dual nature we can
comprehend scriptures that would not make sense
otherwise. When reading about Christ we often
must take into account whether the passage is
referring to His humanity or His Deity (flesh or
spirit). For example: As a man, Christ prayed. As
God he answered prayers.
...Christ had a 'Dual Nature'
References/Suggested Reading
The ONENESS of God by David K. Bernard