Blog - One God Worship

Who Did the Jews Understand the Creator to Be?

When God led the Israelites out of Egyptian captivity, a culture marked by polytheism, He made it known that He was different from all other gods. He was the only true God, and He was one:Deuteronomy 6:4 (NASB) “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one! (emphasis added)This passage, known as the Shema (Hebrew for the word hear or listen), became the statement of belief for Jews. Award winning author, Rabbi Reuven Hammer, writes regarding the meaning of this Jewish creed:Briefly, the first paragraph, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, commands…

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October 18, 2019

Who is Jesus / Dual Natures of Christ

Who is Jesus? God, Christ or Both?

Just who is Jesus? A Barna study conducted in 2014, revealed that 93 percent of Americans[1] believe that Jesus Christ "was a real person who actually lived."[2] Sixty-three percent said they have made a commitment to Jesus that is still important in their lives today. However, less than half (43 percent) believe "Jesus was God living among humans." But before someone cries Heretic!, let's examine the Scriptures and consider why they might believe this. An attentive reader will observe that Scripture consistently places Jesus in…

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October 11, 2019

Read more about the article Jesus, God’s Appointed Judge

Fresco of Cavallini, 13th century

Who is Jesus

Jesus, God’s Appointed Judge

Throughout the ages, God has been recognized and honored as the Judge of all the earth. For example, Abraham appealed to God as the ultimate judge who would deal justly:Genesis 18:25 (NASB) "Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?" (emphasis added)An unnamed psalmist also petitioned God as the "Judge of…

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October 4, 2019

Who is God

God Searches the Hearts and Minds of All Men

When King David addressed the special assembly gathered to observe the coronation of his son, the man after God's own heart addressed the future king:1 Chronicles 28:9 (NASB) "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD [YHWH, Yahweh] searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you…

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September 28, 2019

Who is Jesus

Is Jesus Omniscient?

God's knowledge and understanding are beyond measure. Indeed, Scripture describes God in incomparable terms. For example, it says God knows all things,[1] and His understanding is infinite and inscrutable.[2] The Bible also says that God knows the secrets of the heart and understands every intent of the thoughts.[3] In addition, it says that God reveals the profound and hidden things.[4] He also knows what we are going to say before we say it, and what we need before we ask Him.[5] Truly, who can fathom…

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September 21, 2019

Read more about the article Jesus Existed in the Form of God: An Examination of Philippians 2:5-11

El Greco, c. 1600

Proof Texts for the Deity of Christ / Preexistence

Jesus Existed in the Form of God: An Examination of Philippians 2:5-11

One of the most often quoted passages in support of Jesus' deity is also one of the most contested. Trinitarians and non-Trinitarians alike each assert that it supports their own Christological view: Philippians 2:5-11 (NASB) Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.…

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September 15, 2019

Read more about the article Jesus is the Image of God

Mosaic of Jesus Christ (13th century), found in the church of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.

Proof Texts for the Deity of Christ

Jesus is the Image of God

Scripture tells us that God is spirit.[1] As such, He is invisible and therefore, has not and cannot be seen:[2] 1 John 4:12a (NASB) No one has seen God at any time... (emphasis added) 1 Timothy 6:16 (NASB) [God] who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.[3] (emphasis added) Even though we cannot see God with our natural eye, nevertheless, we can "see" Him by looking at…

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September 4, 2019

Proof Texts for the Deity of Christ

Jesus Became the Source of Eternal Life

An Examination of John 11:25 - I Am The Resurrection and The Life Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days when Jesus traveled to Bethany and spoke with his sister, Martha: John 11:21-27 (NASB) Martha then said to Jesus, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 "Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You." 23 Jesus *said to her, "Your brother will rise again." 24 Martha *said to Him, "I know that…

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August 27, 2019

How to Read the Bible / Church History

The Importance of Reading the Bible as a Jewish Book

The Bible is a Jewish book. Although we read it, study it and memorize it in English, it is not an American book. All but one of its forty or so authors was Jewish, and it was written from a decidedly Hebraic perspective. Therefore, in order for us to understand its meaning, we must read it in the way its authors and God intended it to be read. What were they trying to communicate to their original audience? How would they have understood it? These…

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August 18, 2019

Read more about the article How Plato Influenced Our View of God

Trifacial Trinity: Anonymous, Cusco School c. 1750

Church History / Preexistence

How Plato Influenced Our View of God

Many Christians sitting in the pew believe that their view of God, indeed orthodoxy's view, is derived solely from the Bible. They would never suspect, however, that the roots of their belief in a triune God comes, not from Scripture, but from Greek philosophy. Nor could they imagine that the respected early Church Fathers were to blame for synthesizing pagan philosophy, such as Plato's, with the sacred texts. While the average Christian is unaware of such matters, Biblical scholars find this to be old news.…

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August 12, 2019