Thematic Bible: Unity of God
Thematic Bible
Unity of God » All saints acknowledge, in worshipping him
Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord:
Lord God of Israel who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are God—You alone—of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
Lord God of Israel who is enthroned above the cherubim,
This is why You are great, Lord God. There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.
Lord, there is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.
Unity of God » Asserted by » God himself
This is what the Lord, the King of Israel and its Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts, says:
I am the first and I am the last.
There is no God but Me.
There is no God but Me.
yes, let them take counsel together.
Who predicted this long ago?
Who announced it from ancient times?
Was it not I, Yahweh?
There is no other God but Me,
a righteous God and Savior;
there is no one except Me.
God is the Creator of the heavens.
He formed the earth and made it.
He established it;
He did not create it to be empty,
but formed it to be inhabited
“I am Yahweh,
and there is no other.
Unity of God » Asserted by » Apostles
All things are from Him,
and we exist for Him.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ.
All things are through Him,
and we exist through Him.
About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.”
Unity of God » Consistent with the deity of Christ and of the holy ghost
Jesus said to him, "Have I been among you all this time without your knowing Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Don't you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own. The Father who lives in Me does His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me. Otherwise, believe because of the works themselves.
For there are three that testify:
Unity of God » Asserted by » moses
Today, recognize and keep in mind that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below; there is no other.
“Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Unity of God » All should know and acknowledge
whose name is Yahweh—
are the Most High over all the earth.
You were shown these things so that you would know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him.
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His works of creation and providence
This is what the Lord, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb, says:
I am Yahweh, who made everything;
who stretched out the heavens by Myself;
who alone spread out the earth;
who stretched out the heavens by Myself;
who alone spread out the earth;
I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will strengthen you, though you do not know Me, so that all may know from the rising of the sun to its setting that there is no one but Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make success and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things. read more.
"Heavens, sprinkle from above, and let the skies shower righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation sprout and righteousness spring up with it. I, the Lord, have created it.
"Heavens, sprinkle from above, and let the skies shower righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation sprout and righteousness spring up with it. I, the Lord, have created it.
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the sole object of worship in heaven and earth
You created the heavens,
the highest 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 them,
and the heavenly host worships You.
Then Jesus told him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written:
Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only Him.”
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His greatness and wonderful works
This is why You are great, Lord God. There is no one like You, and there is no God besides You, as all we have heard confirms.
You alone are God.
Unity of God » Asserted by » Christ
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only source of pardon
“Why does He speak like this? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His unparalleled election and care of his people
"Indeed, ask about the earlier days that preceded you, from the day God created man on the earth and from one end of the heavens to the other: Has anything like this great event [ever] happened, or has anything like it been heard of? Has a people ever heard God's voice speaking from the fire as you have, and lived? Or has a god [ever] attempted to go and take a nation as his own out of [another] nation, by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? read more.
You were shown [these things] so that you would know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him.
You were shown [these things] so that you would know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides Him.
Unity of God » A ground for obeying him exclusively
Today, recognize and keep in mind that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below; there is no other. Keep His statutes and commands, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper and so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time."
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His exercise of uncontrolled sovereignty
there is no God but Me.
I bring death and I give life;
I wound and I heal.
No one can rescue anyone from My hand.
Unity of God » A ground for loving him supremely
"Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only saviour
Speak up and present [your case]- yes, let them take counsel together. Who predicted this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is no one except Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other.
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being alone possessed of foreknowledge
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; [I am]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. God, and no one is like Me. I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet done, saying: My plan will take place, and I will do all My will. I call a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far country. Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about. I have planned it; I will also do it.
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being alone good
Unity of God » May be acknowledged without saving faith
You believe that God is one; you do well. The demons also believe-and they shudder. Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless?