The trinity has been a highly controversial doctrine for many centuries. If there are three Gods “equal in power and in glory,” as the catechisms declare, then it is untrue to say there is only one God. Yet the Apostle Paul writes, “there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things” 1 Corinthians 8:6. Jesus declared, “the Father is greater I,” John 14:28. The Father raised his beloved son from the dead and exalted him on high, honored him and has appointed him a kingdom. Ultimately the son will deliver up the kingdom again to the Father.
1 Corinthians 15:24,28 (NKJV), “Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when he puts an end to all rule and all authority and power…Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the son himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.” Therefore, it cannot be true that there are several Gods of equal power.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is a “God,” a mighty being. But while he is to be honored even as the Father is honored, and that in honoring him we honor the Father who exalted him, still there is but one Almighty God, the Father of all. As the Apostle Paul declares, “The head of the woman is the man, the head of man is Christ, and the head of Christ is God.” 1 Corinthians 11:3.
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PDF Booklet: The Lord Our God is One Lord
