Bulletin Insert (7/26/2020): ONE GOD

ONE GOD—Some Ramifications

by Pastor Terry L. Reese

(Valley GBC, Armagh, PA; Sunday, July 26, AD 2020)

I. The NT continues the OT emphasis of Monotheism.

(John 17:3, 1Tim. 1:17, 1Cor. 8:5-6, Eph. 4:4-6)

II. The One God is not a “generic” god.

He is specifically revealed in…

1.    …What He has created (i.e., general revelation; cf., Ps. 19, Rom 1:18-23)…

2.    …What He spoken (i.e., Scripture, special revelation).

III. General Revelation testifies to the Oneness of God.

A. There can be only ONE Prime Mover, or First Cause.

B. The Harmony of Creation testifies to there being only

ONE Source.

C. There can only be ONE Eternal who is Infinite, Self-

Existent, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent.

IV. The Oneness of the Creator is self-evident (Rom. 1:18-

23), and should drive us to our knees in worship (Neh. 9:5-6, Rev. 4:10-11).

V. Moral & Doctrinal implications of Biblical Monotheism.

A. One God means there is one basis for ethics &

morality—the Character & Nature of God (1 Pet. 1:16).

B. One God means there can only be one salvation.

(John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Rom. 3:29-30, 1Tim. 2:5, Eph. 4:5-6)

VI. And yet… bare Monotheism isn’t enough! (James 2:19) 

o   MANY monotheists will die in their sins…

o   One billion Muslims are lost, and headed for hell!

o   The One God who SAVES is Triune and found in the Person of Christ (John 8:24)!

VII. Ministerial implications.

Because there is only one God, our message is one of clarity & certainty—we have the truth—and we can deliver it with courage & conviction; the one God stands behind us!