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Theme Passage 1 Cor 8 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods & many lords), 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, & we for Him; & one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, & through whom we live.
1) God reveals Himself as One- Mark 12:29-32 God 29 Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
1) God reveals Himself as One- Mark 12:29-32 God 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, & with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.
1) God reveals Himself as One- Mark 12:29-32 God 31 And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
1) God reveals Himself as One- Mark 12:29-32 God 32 So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, & there is no other but He.
God is not a customizable piece of our life. He has the right & ability to make Himself known to us and has told us that He is unique, the only God.
Deut 32 39 See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me. I put to death & I bring to life, I have wounded & I will heal, & no one can deliver out of my hand.
Isaiah 43 10 "You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know & believe Me, & understand that I am He. …
Isaiah 43 10 …Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.
Isaiah 43 11 I, even I, am the Lord, & besides Me there is no savior.”
From the unity of scientific laws we see there is one God, from the gasping at the beauty of creation we see there is one God, from the collective desire for love we see there is one God, from the vast array of opinions about God we see there are many men.
1) God reveals Himself as One- Mark 12:29-32 God Do I accept, believe and relate to one God?
2) God calls us to worship Him as One- Exodus 20:1-5 God 1 And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
2) God calls us to worship Him as One- Exodus 20:1-5 God 3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
2) God calls us to worship Him as One- Exodus 20:1-5 God 4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
2) God calls us to worship Him as One- Exodus 20:1-5 God 5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God…
Worship is an expression of reverence, our belief in God’s power, deity, position, and title.
To give worship to anyone (or anything) but Him is to say that He is merely one among many rather than holy and altogether unique.
I Samuel 2 2 "No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God…
I Samuel 2 6 "The Lord kills & makes alive; He brings down to the grave & brings up. 7 The Lord makes poor & makes rich; He brings low & lifts up.
I Samuel 2 8 He raises the poor from the dust & lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes & make them inherit the throne of glory. “…
I Samuel 2 8 …"For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, & He has set the world upon them.
Rev 15 3 & sang the song of Moses the servant of God & the song of the Lamb: …
Rev 15 3 …"Great & marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just & true are your ways, King of the ages.
Rev 15 4 Who will not fear you, O Lord, & bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. …
Rev 15 4 …All nations will come & worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
2) God calls us to worship Him as One- Exodus 20:1-5 God Do I worship God alone or do I worship and serve many things?
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