There is One God

"For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time."

These verses are foundational to the understanding of Christianity. Unlike Hinduism, Mormonism, Buddhism, and Shinto, Christianity is a Monotheistic religion, meaning we believe in one and only one God. Verse five makes this clear: “There is one God.” Other verses in the Bible that state our belief include: “…the Lord is God; there is no other besides him.” (Deut 4:35), “…there is no god beside me” (Deut 32:39), “…you alone are God.” (Ps 86:10), “Before me no God was formed, nor shall there be any after me.” (Isa 43:10), “I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God.” (Isa 45:5), “…the King of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God.” (1 Tim 1:17).

All other gods are demonic false gods. John 17:3 states that the God of the Bible is “…the only true God.” This lends itself to the knowledge that there are indeed false gods. If you worship any other god besides the God of the Bible you are worshiping a false god and a demon. You may be very devoted and give of your time and money to your church but if it is not a Bible believing, Jesus centered church you are sacrificing to demons: “They sacrificed to demons that were no gods.” (Deut 32:17). “No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.” (1 Cor 10:20). You may even go around telling others that you are Christian. You may include the Bible in your doctrine and may even put the name Jesus Christ in the name of your church but if you are not a Bible believing, Jesus centered church you are worshiping demons: “And what I do I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.” (2 Cor 11:12-15). People worshiping these demons may claim to have experienced miracles or other amazing things which convinces them that they are worshiping the true God. It should not be a surprise when people of other religions experience wondrous powers and miraculous signs because the Bible tells us “The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders” (2 Thess 2:9).

If you get only one thing right in your life this should be it: that you understand “there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Eternity for you and most likely for generations of your family after you hinges on your understanding and belief of this fact. Since there is only one God, He is the God of all creation, and He has given but one answer to the plight of sinners. There is one God over all the world, and so there is one message of grace that must be preached to everyone. If you put your faith in anyone or anything other than Jesus you will spend eternity being tormented in hell. If your faith is in the gods of Hinduism, the god of Islam, the gods of this world, the gods of Mormonism, the god of the Jehovah’s witnesses, the god of yourself, the god of money, or the god of anything else you will spend eternity in hell. Despite what Oprah has to say, there are not many paths to God, there is one and only one. Jesus said “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” He did not say that he as “a way, a truth, or a life” he said he is “THE way, THE truth, and THE life.”

Jesus “gave himself as a ransom for all.” Think about that: Jesus, who is fully God, came to earth and gave his life as a ransom for all. This is an enormous difference, it is THE enormous difference between Christianity and other religions. The gods of other religions are all about what you can do for them. You’re entrance to heaven will be judged upon how much you sacrificed for them, or how much you gave to them, or how devoted you were to them, or how many people of other religions you murdered for them. In stark contrast, if you are a worshiper of the God of the Bible your entrance to heaven will not be judged on anything you have done, it will be judged by what Jesus did. Really take the time to meditate on this: the false gods of other religions demand you give up your life for them. The God of the Bible gave up His life for you. In other religions you give your life as a ransom to your demonic god. In Christianity Jesus “gave himself as a ransom for all.”

There is one God and his desire is that you put your faith in Him that you may have eternal life. He gave his life for you and is offering to give you His righteousness. Will you accept the gift that has been offered?