In no uncertain terms, all throughout the Scriptures it is made clear that there is only one true God, and that all others are false, lowercase gods. The very first of ten commandments given to the Israelites was “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). Every time the Israelites went “a whoring” after other gods, pestilences and destruction followed. God is a jealous God, and will not tolerate His people chasing after other, false gods.
Exodus 34:14 - For thou
shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous
God:
Isaiah 44:6,8 - Thus
saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the
first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God… Is there a God beside
me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
Without proper Scriptural division and understanding, this
may seem contradictory once the Lord Jesus appears on earth in the New
Testament, (rightly) claiming to be God. The Lord Jesus Christ was and is God,
according to the Bible. While on earth, He was equally God and man. The problem
is, if the Lord Jesus Christ and the Father are separate Gods, then you have
more than one God. Something forbidden by God Himself.
Having already established a Scriptural foundation for the
Godhood of Christ in my previous post, this post will focus the evidence
surrounding a single, Triune God, and what the individual roles are.
One Saviour
Just as there is only one God, the Scriptures declare that there is only one
Saviour. But there are clear instances where both the Father and the Son are
called the Saviour. As born-again believers, we recognize the Lord Jesus as our
Saviour. God the Father is also the Saviour and Redeemer of Israel.
Hosea 13:4 - Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of
Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
Isaiah 45:21 - …who hath
declared this from ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I
the Lord? And there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there
is none beside me.
Titus 1:3-4 - …Grace,
mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
1 John 4:14 – And we
have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the
world.
Here again, if taken at face value, it would seem there are multiple Saviours. This is why some people are led astray in confusion and think Christ was either a lesser “god”, or not God at all. But the Bible clearly shows that He IS God.
