Oneness of God

Counterfeit
• Devil is a counterfeit
– There is nothing more
dangerous than the
illusion of knowledge or
illusion of wisdom or the
illusion of truth!
• 99% pure

• We must stand in the

truth!
Nature of God
 God is a Spirit
• John 4:24
– God is Spirit: and they that
worship him must worship
him in spirit and in truth
• Genesis 1:2
– And the Spirit of God
moved upon the face of
the waters
• Revelation 22:17
– And the Spirit and the
bride say, Come
• Hebrews 12:9
– God the Father of spirits
 God is a Spirit
• What is a spirit?
– Webster’s Dictionary includes
in its definition of the word
the following: “A
supernatural, incorporeal,
rational being usually invisible
to human beings but having
the power to become visible
at will . . . a being having an
incorporeal or immaterial
nature.”
• Luke 24:39
– Spirit does not have flesh and
bones
 God is Invisible
• Exodus 33:20
– Thou canst not see my face: for there
shall no man see me, and live
• John 1:18, 1 John 4:12
– No man hath seen God at any time
• 1 Timothy 6:16
– Not only has no human ever seen God,
but no human can see God of
unapproachable light
• Colossians 1:15-17
– The Son is the image of the invisible
God…
• 1 Timothy 1:17
– The invisible only God
 God is Omnipresent
• Psalm 139:7-13
– Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or
whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art
there: if I make my bed in hell, behold,
thou art there. If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea; even there shall thy
hand lead me, and thy right hand shall
hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness
shall cover me; even the night shall be
light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth
not from thee; but the night shineth as
the day: the dark ness and the light are
both alike to thee. For thou hast
possessed my reins: thou hast covered
me in my mother’s womb.”
 God is Omnipresent
• Only God is omnipresent
and all other spirits
beings such as demons,
angels, and Satan can be
confined to specific
locations
– Mark 5:10
– Jude 6
– Revelation 20:1-3
• Satan’s Counterfeit
Omnipresence
AI is a Counterfeit for Omnipresence
 God Is Omnipotent
• Genesis 17:1
– I am Almighty God; walk
before Me and be
blameless
• Romans 13:1
– For there is no authority
except from God, and the
authorities that exist are
appointed by God
• 1 Timothy 6:15
– He who is blessed and only
Potentate, the King of
kings and Lord of lords
 More Attributes of God
• God Is Eternal (Deut.
33:27)
• God Is
Immutable/Unchanging
(Malachi 3:6)
• God Is Omniscient
(Psalm 139)
• God Has Individuality,
Personality, and
Rationality
 Overview
• God Is Spirit • Remember that Satan
• God Is Invisible always tries to make a
• God Is Omnipresent counterfeit for God’s
attributes
• God Is Omnipotent
• God is Omniscient
• God Is Eternal
• God Is
Unchanging/Immutable
• God Has Individuality,
Personality, and
Rationality
 The Shema
• Deuteronomy 6:4-5
– Hear o Israel the
LORD our God, the
LORD is one! You
shall love the LORD
your God with all
your heart, with all
your soul and with all
your strength.
• The rest of the bible
rests on this foundation
 The Greatest Commandment
• We must start with
concept of old
testament
• Then we arrive to
greater revelation of
new testament
• OT is foundational
Deuteronomy 6:4
Mark 12:29
 Genesis 1:26
• Gen 1:26
– Let Us make man in
Our image, according
to Our likeness
• Gen 1:27
– So God created man in
His own image
– Adam the image
creature is one person
with one will, mind
and emotion
 Genesis 1:26
• Who was God speaking with?
• Let us = Lets
• He was counseling with
himself in all his wisdom
– Ephesians 1:11
– Proverbs 8:22
• God speaking to
wisdom as she cries out
from creation!
• He is not speaking to
second person of
Godhead (wisdom is
female)
 Genesis 1:26
• Question?
– Why did he create if he
knew sin would enter the
world?
• Answer:
– Although he knew man
would sin, he also had a
plan of salvation and
redemption through the
plan of Jesus Christ.
– God is a creative being and
knew some of us would
respond to his call
Elohim
• Elohim is the pleural of
Eloah
• Used to describe
greatness of attributes
not plurality of persons
• Jews were strictly
monotheists
– Did not see Elohim as
three persons
• Hebrews pluralized nouns
to express greatness
I Am
I Am
 Isaiah 7:14
• The virgin shall conceive
and bear a son and shall
call his name Immanuel
– Jesus is God in the
flesh!
Isaiah 9:6
• Unto us a child is born
and unto us a child is
given is speaking of the
incarnation
• The person described
here must be all of
these in one:
– Mighty God
– Father everlasting
– Prince of peace
 Isaiah 43:11
• He is ONE
– Not a unity of persons
• Here Jehovah states I
am the only savior
• Jesus in the new
testament is the saviour
• Two saviours?
Isaiah 44:8
Isaiah 44:24
• Notice:
– The one who created
you and the one who
redeemed you is the
same person!
– Who is the creator?
– Who is the
redeemer?
– He is ALONE
– By “MYSELF”
Creator and Saviour are the Same
• Only Jesus can Redeem
– Payment for our sins in
the courtroom of
Heaven
– Payment must be a
perfect sinless sacrifice
• In Courtroom
– We are guilty of crime
– BUT if someone pays our
fine we are free to go
– Jesus paid our fine
Isaiah 45:6
Isaiah 45:22
Isaiah 45:23
Zechariah 11:12
Galatians 3:20
• God is one
• Whatever He is, He is one
of that!
– If you want to speak of
him as:
• Spirit- He is one
spirit
• Being-He is one
being
• Person- He is one
person
James 2:19
 Jesus reconciles to Himself
• Mediator is a go between
• Jesus reconciles us to God
• We need a saviour
• Humans cannot make ourselves
holy
• God cannot make himself sinful
• But Jesus as a sinless human can
reconcile us unto God
– Jesus is Both God and Man
– Jesus is meeting place
– 2 Corinthians 5:19
• God was in Christ
reconciling the world
unto HIMSELF!
 Romans 3:30
• Same emphasis there is
one God
I Corinthians 8:6
 John 17
• Jesus is praying as a man
• Jesus was truly man except for sin
• The prayers of Jesus do not prove a
second person
– If they did they would prove Jesus is
inferior person not co-equal
• 17:3
– The Father is the only true God
– If there is a “Trinity” then are the
other two not true God?
• What its saying is:
– Must worship the One True God
• This is not enough (Jews,
Muslims, JW)
– Must ALSO recognize plan of
salvation IN JESUS CHRIST
• He has come in flesh
• Died
• Resurrected
 John 17:5
• Many things were spoken of as they will
happen
– Luke 11:50 The blood of all prophets
was shed before the foundation of the
world Was the Eternal Son
– Ephesians 1:4 God chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world present in creation?
– 2 Timothy 1:9 We were given grace in
Jesus Christ before the world began
– Hebrews 4:3 The works were finished
before the foundation of the world
– Revelation 13:8 The lamb was slain
before the foundation of the world When he asks for the
glory he had before the
world was, does this
prove the Eternal Son?
 John 17:5
• 1 Peter 1:19-21
• Lamb was foreordained These scriptures
• God raised him up from speak of things that
the dead and gave him were foreordained
glory
This shows the glory
had in the plan or
mind of God
 Jesus Baptism
• Matt 3:16
– Jesus baptized Father voice
from heaven and Jesus son
with a dove descending
– Is this the trinity?
• No. God is
omnipresent.
• John 12:28-30
– Voice came for John sake.
– Dove was sign for John the
Baptist
 Father, Son , Holy Spirit
• Father is title of relationship
– Just like I became a father when
Sito was born
• One God who works in 3 ways
• The name of Jesus reveals all 3 at
the same time!
• Malachi 2:10
– One God and Father
• Luke 1:35
– God was Father
– Spirit of God causes conception not
as an eternal second person.
– Jesus is eternal God but not eternal
son
• Matthew 1:18
– Child of Holy Ghost
Who was Father of Jesus?
 Colossians 2:9
• Jesus was a true man
– In the garden of
Gethsemane he said my
soul is exceedingly
sorrowful
– On the cross he stated
Father into thy hands I
commend my spirit
– My God why have you
forsaken me as he took our
punishment. He was
feeling the weight of our
sins
– I thirst (human experience)
Colossians 2:9
• Jesus was God and Man at the same
time
– He was the infinite God
– Godhead is same as “Godhood”
or everything that’s makes him
God
– He is complete
– You cant add or take from
Godhead
– Thus he cannot be a Demigod
– Notice fullness is not necessary
since Godhead implicitly states
He is complete!
– Notice all is not necessary either!
– This is done to reveal without a
doubt Jesus is God
Jesus Emptied Himself
 Son of God
• Luke 1:35
– Son of God refers to The son had a beginning
incarnation
• The spirit of Jesus which is
– Bible never says God the the same as the father did
son only Son of God not have a beginning
– Bible never says eternal • Galatians 4:4
son but does say only
• God made son of a woman
begotten son made under the law
– Refers to flesh or God
manifested in the flesh Son is also God
• Son of man can • Recall Isaiah 7:14, 9:6
forgive sins
 Son of God
• John 20:20
– Jesus appears to disciples but
Thomas not present.
– When he finally sees Jesus
(20:20 vision) appearing to him
he proclaims him as both Lord
and my God!
– Jesus said blessed are you that
see and believe but also are
those who do not see and
believe
• Jesus accepted claim he was
God
• He did not stop this claim like in
the appearance of angels in OT
• Either Jesus was Liar, Lunatic
or LORD…C.S. Lewis
 Holy Holy Holy
• Isaiah 6:3
– Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of
hosts
– This does not “hint “ of trinity
• Jeremiah 22:29
– “ O, Earth, earth earth….”
– This does not mean there are
3 earths!
• 3 repetitions in Hebrew
used to give added
emphasis
• Revelation 4:8
– Means past present and
future existence of God
 The Hidden Name
• Ephesians 3:3
– By revelation he made known to
me the mystery of Christ
• Romans 16:25
– Revelation of the mystery kept
secret since the world began
• Matthew 16:15-17
– Flesh and blood did not reveal this
to you
• 1 Corinthians 2:7
– The hidden wisdom which god
ordained
• Colossians 2:2
– Understand the knowledge of the
mystery of God both of Father and
Christ
 Colossians 2:9
• Jesus was God and Man at the same
time
• He was the infinite God
• Godhead is same as “Godhood”
or everything that’s makes him
God
• He is complete
• You cant add or take from
Godhead
• Thus he cannot be a Demigod
• Notice fullness is not necessary
since Godhead implicitly states
He is complete!
• Notice all is not necessary either!
• This is done to reveal without a
doubt Jesus is God
John 1:1
• The Word is God in self revelation
• Just as your word is not
different than you
• Before you speak the word it
is in your mind
• Trinitarians change definition of
God in the middle of the verse
• If Trinity is God then the Trinity
cannot become flesh!
• To be true bible must say God
the Son became flesh BUT IT
DOESN’T!
 John 1:1
• In the beginning was A • In trinitarian doctrine B
is God the father
and the A was with B
• Therefore they cannot
and A was B
say A was B
• They must change
definition of God in the
• A =B middle of the verse.
 John 1:14

• Trinitarians would need to say God the Son was

manifest in the flesh if there were more than 1
person in the Godhead!
 • Jesus is praying as a man
• Jesus was truly man except
for sin
• The prayers of Jesus do not
prove a second person
• If they did they would
prove Jesus is inferior
person not co-equal
• 17:3
• The Father is the only
true God
• If there is a “Trinity” then
are the other two not
true God?
• What its saying is:
• Must worship the One
True God
• This is not enough
(Jews, Muslims,
JW)
• Must ALSO recognize
plan of salvation IN
JESUS CHRIST

John 17 • He has come in

flesh
• Died
• Resurrected
 John 17:5
• Was the Eternal Son present
in creation?
• When he asks for the glory he
had before the world was,
does this prove the Eternal
Son?
• Many things were spoken of as they will
happen
– Luke 11:50 The blood of all prophets
was shed before the foundation of
the world
– Ephesians 1:4 God chose us in Him
before the foundation of the world
– 2 Timothy 1:9 We were given grace
in Jesus Christ before the world
began
– Hebrews 4:3 The works were
finished before the foundation of the
world
– Revelation 13:8 The lamb was slain
before the foundation of the world
 • These scriptures speak of things that were
foreordained
• This shows the glory had in the plan or mind of
God

John 17:5 • 1 Peter 1:19-21

• Lamb was foreordained
• God raised him up from the dead and gave him
glory
 • Thomas confesses
• John concludes
saying he showed
who God is
• Last and greatest
sign is his
resurrection

John 20
2 Corinthians 5:19
1 Timothy 3:16
John 10

• Lets say you haven’t met me

• You ask “ Do you know where I can
find Noe Marioni”
• Yes…
• Do you know what he looks like?
• Yes…
• Show me then.
• You are looking at him!
Why did Jesus not
say I am the
Father?
• He was also the Father in the Son!
• He couldn't say he was the Father as
the Father is spirit!
• If he would have said this then
they would think this was
ridiculous as they were able to see
Jesus
 John 14

• I am the way
• If you know me you
should have known My
Father
• Jesus said
• He that has seen
me has seen the
Father!
• The father that
dwelleth in me, He
doeth the works
• Not like married couple
are one
• If you see me you
have NOT seen
Clari!
 • When we get to
heaven who will we
see?
• JESUS of
course
• So lets imagine we
are in heaven
• We worship
Jesus, praise
Him, Love Him
• After some time we
ask: I see you Jesus
now can you show
us the Father?
• What will He
say?
• He will say the
same as to
So lets think Philip!
 • John 14:16
• Another
comforter?
• Another Person?

• But lets keep

reading…

Holy Spirit
 Holy Spirit

• Matthew 18:20
• If the Holy Spirit is not
Jesus in spirit form,
then the promises of
Jesus did not come
true
 • When we feel the
spirit of God is it:
• Spirit of the
Father
• Holy Spirit
• Or Spirit of Jesus?

So lets think
 • When we
get to
heaven
how many
thrones will
we see?
• We will
see Jesus!
So lets think
 Vision of Eternity to Come
• Revelation 22:3-4
– One throne
– Not 2 persons on one
throne
– One person
• God and Lamb atsame
time
– Who is both God and
Lamb at the same
time?!!!
• Colossians 2:9
 Trinitarian Contradictions #1
• Who was the Father of
Jesus?
– Most High or Holy Ghost?
• The Father is the Father of
the Son (I John 1:3), yet the
child born of Mary was
conceived by the Holy
Ghost (Matthew 1:18, 20;
Luke 1:35).
• Which one is the true
Father?
• Some trinitarians say that
the Holy Ghost was merely
the Father’s agent in
conception—a process they
compare to artificial
insemination!
 Trinitarian Contradictions #2
• How Many Spirits are in • ONE!
the Godhead? • God the Father is a
Spirit (John 4:24), the
Lord Jesus is a Spirit (II
Corinthians 3:17), and
the Holy Spirit is a Spirit
by definition.
• Yet there is one Spirit (I
Corinthians 12:13;
Ephesians 4:4)