For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 – NIV
In Part 1 of last weeks blog, we discussed what the Old Testament Scriptures teach us about the Oneness of God. This week we will look at what the New Testament clearly teaches us on the same subject.
Before Jesus was born to the virgin Mary, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, about the child that was to be born. Matthew 1:20-24 teaches us:
But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means “God with us.”
John 1:1; 14 teaches us:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The One and Only!
John 12:44,45 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.
In Mark 12:28-29 a teacher of the law asked Jesus:
“Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Even the religious people of Jesus’ days understood what Jesus was saying, and wanted to stone him for it.
“We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” John 10:33
All throughout the New Testament we are taught the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are different designations of the One God, but they are not three separate persons.
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians 1:15-20
Just prior to his crucifixion, Jesus prayed a prayer for all believers. Proving that he was God, manifested in the flesh he prayed:
“All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.” John 17:10-11
Jesus is fully God and fully human. God is the Father. God is the Holy Spirit. The Son is God manifest in the flesh.
There are so many other Scriptures throughout the New Testament about the Oneness of God. We encourage you to study the Scriptures for yourself.
There is only one throne in heaven, and Jesus will be the only God you see.
