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1a1b5c-unified-god The Fifth Absolute Attribute: UNIFIED GodDT 4.39; 6.4 5C. Unified (solitary, undivided) Deuteronomy 4:39
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Definition: Theissen tells us, "By the unity of God we mean that there is but one God and that the divine nature is undivided and indivisible.(Thiessen, Henry C.; "LECTURES IN SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY"; Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1949, p 134) Why won't we ever have this unity? We are only one. God is three and we speak of His unity in relation to this. We being only one cannot have unity. Ex. 20:3_7, tells of the commands against idols. It does not stress unity in word, however if these verses were followed there would be a worship of one God _ a unity. (See also Deut. 4:35 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.) source: thedericksons.com/d01350.htm The unity of God lends credibility to the purpose of God. There is "one purpose, one mind, one goal for all things." (Buswell, James Oliver; "A SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION"; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1962, p 103) Unity and the Trinity: God is represented in Scripture as one God existing in 3 separate and distinct persons performing 3 distinct roles. The Trinity is a very extensive concept to deal with. We mention here only 4 Scriptures that show all three as Trinity or as God.
Application: Ps 133:1 A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: |