The God of Christians

Published in Pasugo, Sept-Oct 1988

THE TRUE CHRISTIANS who are God's chosen people are those who know the true
God. This knowledge of the true God is vital to salvation for the Lord Jesus
emphasized "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." (Jn. 17:3, King James
Version)

Whose God is The True God?

He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Exo. 3:6), the God of Israel (II
Chron. 33:16). He is the God of Christ and of His disciples (Mk. 15:34; Jn.
20:17) who are called Christians (Acts 11:26). He is the God of His people
who will dwell in the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:2-3).

He is not the "God of God" as asserted by the Nicene Creed for there is no
other God (Is. 43:10) and He is not the God of the dead but of the living
(Lk. 20:38). The dead referred to are those who are dead because of sins
(Eph. 2:1) and those who will die the second death in the lake of fire (Rev.
20:14). He is not the God of those who are outside the Church of Christ
because they are without God in the world (Eph. 2:12). He is therefore not
the God of those who are not Christians or those who are not members of the
Church of Christ.


God's Uniqueness And Unity

The God of the Christians is only one - not one in three nor three in one,
not a Trinity. There is no God besides God (Is. 45:5), no God with God
(Dt.32:39), no God like God (Is. 46:9), God is God alone (Ps. 86:10). There
was no God before Him, and there will be no God that will come after Him
(Is. 43:10). He told His people that He is the first, the last, the only God
(Is. 48:12).

But why the Bible speak of other gods? There are indeed other gods but no
one of them is like the true God (Ps. 86:8). Christ speaks of gods (Jn.
10:34-35); so does Paul (I Cor. 8:5). God, however, is above all gods ( Ps.
95:3), to be feared above all gods (Ps. 96:4).

What then are these other gods? They are false gods because they are no
gods (Jer. 2:11) and the gods mentioned by Christ in John 10:34-35 are
really nothing (Is. 41:23-24). And the chief of the false gods is the god of
this world who blinds the minds of unbelievers (II Cor. 4:3-4). This god we
know as Satan. Worhip of such false gods is worship of devils (Dt. 32:17).

Thus, any entity put forward as "coequal and cosubstantial with the Father"
is a false god since God has no equal.

The God of Christians is the Creator of heaven and earth and everything
therein (Neh. 9:6). He did it alone by Himself (Is. 44:24). When He said
"let us make man", He was talking with the angels who always surround His
throne (Rev. 7:11) but He proceed to do the creating alone (Gen.
1:26-27;2:7). And this Creator is only one and He is the Father (Mal. 2:10;
Dt. 32:56). God therefore is the Father and since this creator Father is
only one, then there could never be a God the Son nor a God the Holy Spirit.
These could never be a "triune God". Thus, a god the son and a god the holy
spirit worhipped among the triune God are false gods.


God's Knowledge And Power

The God of the Christians is Almighty (Gen. 17:1), He created the earth by
His power, established the world by His wisdom, and stretched out the
heavens by His discretion ( Jer. 10:12). Nothing is impossible with God (Lk.
1:37) except sin which is an imperfection (Heb 6:18).

Being Almighty, He owes his power to no one. Chirst, whom many people claim
as their God, is only given all the power in heaven and in earth (Mt.
28:18), a power which He will relinquish to the Almighty God at the end (I
Cor. 15:22-28). To say or believe that Christ is God is erroneous because He
is not Almighty.

The God of the Christians is omniscient. He knows the past, the present and
the future (Is. 46:9-10) and every secret (Eccles. 12:14). Such omniscience
is not possessed by Christ who does not know the day nor the hour of His own
second coming (Mk. 13:31-32).

Thus, those who install Christ as their God have made for themselves a
false God.


The Nature Of God

The God of the Christians is a spirit (Jn. 4:24), having no flesh and bones
(Lk. 24:36-39). He is eternal, immortal, invisible (I Tim. 1:17), and
unchangeable (Mal. 3:6; Jas. 1:17). And being so, He is not a man (Hos.
11:9) nor a son of man (Num. 23:19). He does not allow a man to become God
(Ezek. 28:2; Acts 12:21-23); therefore, He did not become a man or a
God-man.

Thus, a God who become a man or a God-man is a false god and not the God of
the Christians. Thus, if other gods are no gods, then those who have god who
is different from the God of the Christians have no God at all.


Knowing The True God

Mere knowledge of God, His nature and attributes, is not enough to save
man. One does not attain salvation by merely standing in awe and admiration
of God. Knowledge of God demands something more, and that is fear of the
Lord. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of
the holy is understanding" (Prov. 9:10, KJV).

Thus, after knowing the nature and attributes of God, one must go on to
knowing His will (Eph. 5:17) and knowing that the whole duty of man is to
fear God and keep His commandments (Eccles. 12:13).