KNOWING THE TRUE GOD
Part 1
Who is the true
God? A question asked by many because it is not true that all religions worship
one and the same God. Even among those who profess they are Christians and they
believe in the Bible worship not one and the same God. It is very important to
make sure that we worship the true God taught by the Bible because the Holy
Scripture explicitly proclaimed the following:
II Thessalonians 1:8-9 NKJV
“In flaming fire
taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting
destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power”
Are there people
who do not know God? Apostle Paul answered this question:
1 Cor 8:7 God’s Word
“But not everyone
knows this. Some people are so used to worshiping false gods...”
Through the guidance of the Holy
Scripture, let us know who the true God is. Who is the true God according to
the Bible?
ONE TRUE GOD ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE
The true God taught by the Bible
is “One True God”:
John 17:3 CJB
“And eternal life is
this: to know you, the one true God, and him whom you sent, Yeshua the
Messiah.”
Even in the Old Testament, the
God it taught is also “One True God”:
Psalms 18:30 NET
“The one true God
acts in a faithful manner; the Lord's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all
who take shelter in him.”
Psalms 18:32-33 NET
“The one true God
gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way. He gives me the agility
of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.”
Psalms 18:47 NET
“The one true God
completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.”
Thus, the belief in more than one
true God is a false belief because it contradicts the teaching of the Bible
that the God of the Bible is One True God.
HE ALONE IS
GOD
He is One True God because He alone
is God:
Deuteronomy 32:39 TEV
“'I, and I alone, am
God; no other god is real. I kill and I give life, I wound and I heal, and no
one can oppose what I do.”
NO GOD BESIDES
HIM
He alone is God because there is
no God besides the God of the Bible:
Isaiah 45:5 NKJV
“I am the LORD, and
there is no other; THERE IS NO GOD BESIDES ME. I will gird you, though you have
not known Me.” (Emphasis Mine)
NO OTHER GOD,
NONE BESIDES HIM
He is One True God because there
is no other God, there is none besides Him:
Isaiah 45:21 NKJV
“Tell and bring
forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this
from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the LORD? And THERE
IS NO OTHER GOD BESIDES ME, A just God and a Savior; THERE IS NONE BESIDES ME.”
(Emphasis Mine)
THERE IS NONE
LIKE HIM
He is One True God because there
is none like Him:
Isaiah 46:9 NKJV
“Remember the former
things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and THERE IS NONE
LIKE ME.” (Emphasis Mine)
KNOW NOT ONE
The One True God knows not one
besides Him:
Isaiah 44:8 NKJV
“Do not fear, nor be
afraid; Have I not told you from that time, and declared it? You are My
witnesses. IS THERE A GOD BESIDES ME? Indeed there is no other Rock; I KNOW NOT
ONE.'” (Emphasis Mine)
NO GOD BEFORE
HIM AND WILL COME AFTER HIM
There was no God before Him, and
there will be no God that will come after Him:
Isaiah 43:10 NKJV
“‘You are My
witnesses,’ says the LORD, ‘And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may
know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God
formed, Nor shall there be after Me.”
CONCLUSION
These are all words of the One
True God of the Bible. He said, “I, and I alone, am God; no other god is real.”
He also said, “There is no God besides me.” He further said, “There is no other
God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; there is none besides Me.” The One
True God of the Bible also explicitly said, “There is none like Me,” “Before Me
there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me,” and “I know not one.”
These words of the One True God
are contradicted by the belief in the “Triune God” (that God is a Trinity –
besides the Father, the Son is also God, and the Holy Spirit is also God).
The One True God speaking in the
verses we quoted is not a “Triune God,” not a “Trinity,” not three persons. He
said, “I, and I alone, am God.” He did not said, “We, we three, am God.” He
said, “There is no God besides Me.” He did not said, “There is no God besides
Us.” Indeed, the words of the One True God saying “I know not one” proves that
there is no “Triune God.” The True God is ONE, He alone is God, and none
besides Him.
To be continued
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Part 2
The True God According To The Old
Testament
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