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04\/02\/18 Post<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

In Mark chapter 12, the scribes are questioning Jesus. He answers them by telling them where they are right and where they err. One of them asks him \u201cWhat is the first commandment?\u201d We see Jesus\u2019 answer in verse 29 \u201cAnd Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:\u201d He was quoting the Shema of the Old Testament. It is in Deuteronomy 6:4.<\/p>\n

The Jews believed that God was one and was indivisible. He was not three beings, but One with a physical presence seen as Jesus in human form. The Holy Spirit could only be sent to indwell believers after Jesus ascended into heaven. Jesus said repeatedly that He and the Father are One. In John 10:38 \u201cBut if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.\u201d The Jews could never really understand this \u201coneness\u201d nor could his disciples until after the resurrection.<\/p>\n

Ryrie in his scripture comments ends that paragraph with the following: \u201cThe New Testament, even with its clear revelation of the Trinity, affirms the unity of God (Eph. 4:6; 1 Cor. 8:6; 1 Tim 2:5). This means that the Persons of the Trinity are not separate essences within the one divine essence. God is One in number and uniqueness.\u201d We may not fully understand the Trinity, but it is there in scripture and when we get to heaven, it will be fully understood by all believers.<\/p>\n

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Ryrie makes a point in his concluding thoughts: \u201cBut the only actual God who exists is the One who is revealed primarily in the Bible and revealed by these attributes or perfections of His being.\u201d Man loves to make his own gods, but El Elyon, Possessor of Heaven and Earth, makes himself known as the only God. This Jewish name for God leaves no room for other possible imitations.<\/p>\n

On this thought, let\u2019s look at a quote from SpiritQuest 2: \u201cGod the Father and Jesus the Son are both existent in the same person but only one can be physically seen with eyesight. Yet, both exist as one in unity. If the Triune Godhead was present at creation when God spoke and light was created, then Jesus was also present and active in that event. Not only was God the Father and Jesus the Son present but the third member, the Holy Spirit, was also involved in the creation event.\u201d A study of Old Testament and New Testament scripture tells us that God is a unity even as we see evidence of the Trinitarian Godhead. We may not fully understand this, but think of the tripartite being of man. There is the physical man, the mental man, and the spirit being of man that is eternal. This is a reflection of the triune Godhead. When we get to heaven, we will fully understand this.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMan creates his own false gods who he can manipulate and control\u201d says Ryrie in his concluding remarks. He then goes on to say that \u201cChristian people sometimes concoct a perverted or deficient concept of God for the same reason\u2014to be able to manipulate Him or not to have to face up to the true and living God. But the only actual God who exists is the One who is revealed primarily in the Bible and revealed by these attributes or perfections of His being.\u201d While his comments seem harsh, scripture bears out his thoughts.<\/p>\n

In SpiritQuest 2, there is a thought along these same lines on page xvi, second paragraph, which says \u201cWhy is this important for us? Beliefs and values create stability and unity. Without a solid footing of truth, we will see stability and unity give way to lies, deceptions and perverted \u2013 self seeking actions in a select few. Hitler\u2019s Nazism was an example of this.\u201d Believing in the wrong values and those who support them will always lead you astray. The values that God puts into His Word will lead you in the right direction. Do not be guilty of perverting what is in scripture. To do this will lead you to err.<\/p>\n

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People concoct their own ideas of god so they can manipulate them. Mary worship by the Catholics is a good example of this. Scripture says little about Mary except that she is the mother of Jesus and nothing about her being a mediator between man and God. This is Satan\u2019s deception to deflect attention away from the sinless Son of God who made a way of salvation for sinful man.<\/p>\n

The following scripture verse states: \u201cFor there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;\u2026\u201d (1 Tim 2:5 KJV) This verse contradicts the Catholic teaching of Mary being a mediator. This is just one example of Catholic teaching that perverts God\u2019s Word to mean something that was never intended. Christ Jesus is our only mediator who stands before us at judgment. God\u2019s Word is consistently unified in what it teaches throughout the Old and New Testament.<\/p>\n

04\/06\/18 Post:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ryrie starts by defining Unity. By his definition, \u201cunity means that there is but one God who is indivisible.\u201d Because we are human, we tend to see things physically and forget that spirit and being can be sensed in more than one way. A man can be a father, a son, and a husband that are all in one person. So it is with the unity of God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. They are unified in one being that to us is God.<\/p>\n

It is this idea that is given to us in the following scripture: \u201cBut to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.\u201d (1 Corinthians 8:6) Behind the unity of God, the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit is only one idea that God is the supreme being and extends to us, his creation, that if we obey His commands, that we will spend eternity with Him. That means that once we are \u201cin Him\u201d we will never be apart from Him!<\/p>\n

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\u201cOne important concluding thought about the perfections of God: they describe the only true God who exists.\u201d Ryrie closes the foregoing thought with this remark: \u201c \u2026But the only actual God who exists is the One who is revealed primarily in the Bible and revealed by these attributes or perfections of His being.\u201d When we consider the perfections of God, we also have to keep in mind what He intended.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Oswald Chambers said it best with the following comment: \u201cThe Cross of Christ is the revealed truth of God\u2019s judgment on sin\u2026 It was the supreme triumph, and it shook the very foundations of hell.\u201d The very focus of God\u2019s perfections is that His Creation know that He and He alone is the source of eternal life. Without His perfections, and His oversight, nothing would last for eternity.<\/p>\n

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