"Ye are My witnesses," saith the Lord, "and My servant whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me." (Isaiah 43:10)
This verse (and others) are critical to understanding our Lord God and Saviour. Further, as Christians who seek His righteousness by faith, it is important to know that this same God -- our heavenly Father who in the beginning created the earth -- then willingly became our Saviour, shedding His precious blood for you and I on a cross so that we might be saved. How do we know this?
Colossians 2:9 states: "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily."
In Jesus dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. The Lord has repeatedly stated, particularly in the book of Isaiah that He is the first and the last. "... and beside Me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there is no Saviour." (Isaiah 43:11)
"I am the LORD, and there is none else -- there is no God beside Me. I girded thee, though thou hast not known Me, that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. " (Isaiah 45:5-6)
The New Testament further confirms that the same God who created the earth and all its inhabitants in the beginning, took our place on the cross. He that knew no sin became sin for us. He was Father in creation, Son in redemption and is now our Comforter.
"In the beginning, God." (Genesis 1:1) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... all things were made by Him and without Him was not anything made that was made ... the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth." (John 1:1-18)
Indeed, from cover to cover, the Lord proclaims that He is One God. Even the first commandment (under old covenant Law and reaffirmed in the new covenant) states: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." (Matthew 22:37) Not two gods. Not three gods or a tri-une god as many religious cultures teach today but One God.
The same "God Himself that formed the earth and made it, He hath established it. He created it not in vain. He formed it to be inhabited." And He said Himself, "I am the Lord, and there is none else." (Isaiah 45:18)
Again, in verses 21-22, God said: "Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together; 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. Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." (Isaiah 45:21-22)
Only One God who loved us enough to later become our Saviour. "And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." (I Timothy 3:16)
"One Lord, one faith, one baptism." (Ephesians 4:5) So, what is our Lord God's name? Jesus. As the scriptures state, there is no other name under heaven whereby we must be saved. This is why we have been commanded to do everything -- both word or deed -- in the name of Jesus. Let Him that hath ears to hear, hear. Stand in the offering plate.
This verse (and others) are critical to understanding our Lord God and Saviour. Further, as Christians who seek His righteousness by faith, it is important to know that this same God -- our heavenly Father who in the beginning created the earth -- then willingly became our Saviour, shedding His precious blood for you and I on a cross so that we might be saved. How do we know this?
Colossians 2:9 states: "In Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily."
In Jesus dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. The Lord has repeatedly stated, particularly in the book of Isaiah that He is the first and the last. "... and beside Me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6) "I, even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there is no Saviour." (Isaiah 43:11)
"I am the LORD, and there is none else -- there is no God beside Me. I girded thee, though thou hast not known Me, that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside Me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. " (Isaiah 45:5-6)
The New Testament further confirms that the same God who created the earth and all its inhabitants in the beginning, took our place on the cross. He that knew no sin became sin for us. He was Father in creation, Son in redemption and is now our Comforter.
"In the beginning, God." (Genesis 1:1) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... all things were made by Him and without Him was not anything made that was made ... the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth." (John 1:1-18)
Indeed, from cover to cover, the Lord proclaims that He is One God. Even the first commandment (under old covenant Law and reaffirmed in the new covenant) states: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." (Matthew 22:37) Not two gods. Not three gods or a tri-une god as many religious cultures teach today but One God.
The same "God Himself that formed the earth and made it, He hath established it. He created it not in vain. He formed it to be inhabited." And He said Himself, "I am the Lord, and there is none else." (Isaiah 45:18)
Again, in verses 21-22, God said: "Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together; 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. Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." (Isaiah 45:21-22)
Only One God who loved us enough to later become our Saviour. "And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." (I Timothy 3:16)
"One Lord, one faith, one baptism." (Ephesians 4:5) So, what is our Lord God's name? Jesus. As the scriptures state, there is no other name under heaven whereby we must be saved. This is why we have been commanded to do everything -- both word or deed -- in the name of Jesus. Let Him that hath ears to hear, hear. Stand in the offering plate.
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