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10/12/2025

LESSON: THERE IS NO GOD BUT ONE

I. INTRODUCTION

The Bible consistently teaches that God is one—unique, incomparable, and alone in His divinity. This truth calls us to worship Him with undivided hearts, obey Him fully, and recognize Jesus Christ as the full revelation of the one true God.
This lesson will explore what Scripture says about the oneness of God and why this doctrine is essential to our faith.

II. CENTRAL SCRIPTURES
1. Deuteronomy 6:4

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.”

2. Isaiah 44:6

“I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”

3. 1 Corinthians 8:4

“…there is no other God but one.”

These passages form the foundation of the biblical teaching that there is only one true God.

III. WHAT DOES “ONE GOD” MEAN?
1. God Is Numerically One

Not three gods

Not divided or separated

Scripture uses a singular identity for God

2. God Is Unique and Incomparable

No other being shares His divine nature

Isaiah 46:9 – “I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.”

3. God Alone Is Creator, Savior, and Lord

Isaiah 45:18 – God alone created the heavens

Isaiah 43:11 – “Beside Me there is no savior.”

The same God who created all things is the same God who became our Savior in Jesus Christ.

IV. JESUS CHRIST AND THE ONE GOD

The Bible reveals that the one God manifested Himself in flesh as Jesus Christ.

1. Jesus Is the Visible Image of the Invisible God

Colossians 1:15

John 1:1,14

2. Jesus Declared Himself as the “I Am.”

John 8:58 – “Before Abraham was, I am.”
Jesus uses the same name God used in Exodus 3:14.

3. Jesus Is the Fullness of God

Colossians 2:9 – “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”

4. The Father Revealed in the Son

John 14:9 – “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.”
The one invisible God became visible and knowable in Jesus.

V. WHY THIS TRUTH MATTERS
1. It Guards Us from Idolatry

Knowing that there is one God helps us avoid putting anything or anyone above Him.

2. It Grounds True Worship

John 4:24 – God must be worshiped in spirit and truth.
The truth is: one God, revealed in Christ.

3. It Strengthens Our Identity

We belong to the one who made us and redeemed us.

4. It Clarifies Salvation

There is only one Savior—God Himself in Jesus Christ (Isaiah 43:11; Titus 2:13).

10/12/2025

THE ONLY GOD—JESUS

Before the mountains learned to rise,
Before the oceans found their place,
Before the dawn first kissed the skies—
Jesus already filled all space.

He spoke, and stars began to burn,
He breathed, and life began to flow;
The heavens moved at His command,
For He alone is God, this we know.

The prophets whispered of His name,
The shepherds saw His glory shine;
The angels sang, “Behold your King!”
God robed in flesh—a love divine.

He walked the earth with gentle hands,
He healed the broken, calmed the wave;
The Great I AM among all men,
Yet came to seek, restore, and save.

On Calvary’s hill His love poured out,
The altar where the Lamb was slain;
Yet death could never hold our God—
He rose in everlasting reign.

Now every knee shall bow in awe,
And every tongue confess it true:
Jesus is Lord, the Only God,
Forever faithful, wise, and true.

So lift your heart, your voice, your praise,
Let worship rise in all you do;
For Jesus reigns from age to age—
And all creation bows to You.

10/12/2025

The Necessity of Being Born Again to Enter God’s Kingdom

1. Jesus Declared It as an Absolute Requirement

The necessity of being born again does not come from human doctrine—it comes from Jesus Himself.

📖 John 3:3
“Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Jesus did not say “may not,” “might not,” or “probably won’t.”
He said cannot—meaning impossible.

Seeing God’s kingdom requires a spiritual transformation, not just religious activity.

2. Flesh Cannot Enter a Spiritual Kingdom

Heaven is a spiritual kingdom, therefore it requires a spiritual birth.

📖 John 3:6
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”

We were all born in the flesh, but not all are born of the Spirit.
Our first, natural birth does not qualify us for God’s kingdom.

To enter a spiritual kingdom, you must have a spiritual identity.

3. Jesus Explained the New Birth Clearly

Jesus repeated the requirement a second time for emphasis:

📖 John 3:5
“Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”

Notice the shift:

John 3:3 — cannot see the kingdom

John 3:5 — cannot enter the kingdom

Seeing the kingdom is spiritual understanding.
Entering the kingdom is eternal salvation.
Both require the new birth.

4. “Born of Water” and “Born of Spirit” Are Not Optional

Jesus described the new birth with two essential components:

1. Born of Water — Water Baptism

This represents repentance, cleansing, and forgiveness of sins.
The early church applied this through baptism in Jesus’ name.

📖 Acts 2:38
“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins…”

2. Born of Spirit — Receiving the Holy Ghost

This is the inward transformation that gives us spiritual life and identity.

📖 Acts 2:38
“…and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.”

This aligns perfectly with Jesus’ teaching in John 3:5.

Without these two births—water and Spirit—the new birth is incomplete.

5. God’s Kingdom Is Holy, and Only the Spirit Makes Us Holy

We cannot enter God’s holy kingdom with our old sinful nature.
The Holy Spirit gives us a new nature, a new heart, and a new life.

📖 Romans 8:9
“…If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.”

Without the Spirit, we do not belong to God—and therefore cannot enter His kingdom.

6. The New Birth Restores What Sin Destroyed

Sin separated humanity from God.
The new birth restores:

our relationship with God

our spiritual life

our place in His eternal kingdom

Without being born again, we remain spiritually dead.

📖 Ephesians 2:1
“You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”

Only the Spirit can give spiritual life.

7. Heaven Is a Prepared Place for Spirit-Born People

Jesus said:

📖 John 14:2
“I go to prepare a place for you.”

But the place He prepares is only for those who have been prepared through the new birth.

No one enters God’s kingdom by:

religion

tradition

good works

church membership

Only by being born again.

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Job 19:25-27 King James Version (KJV)

For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, Yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, And mine eyes shall behold, and not another; Though my reins be consumed within me.

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Joshua 24:15 KJV

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord .

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Ephesians 3:14-19 KJV

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

[15] Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

[16] That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

[17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

[18] May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

[19] And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

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James 1:12-15 KJV

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

[13] Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

[14] But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

[15] Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

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1 Thessalonians 5:21 KJV

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

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