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The Unity and Nature of God — Monotheism Without Compromise (Old Testament Foundation)

THE DEITY OF CHRIST — LECTURE 2

 Introduction: The Foundation That Cannot Be Broken

Before we can establish the deity of Christ, we must first establish this unshakable truth:

 

There is only one God.

 

Any claim that Jesus is God must not contradict this truth—but must fully harmonize with it.

 

The Bible does not allow:

  • Multiple gods (polytheism)
  • Nor a divided God

 Instead, it consistently declares from Genesis to Malachi:

 

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

 

This is the foundation. If this is misunderstood, everything that follows will collapse.


I. The Absolute Oneness of God in the Old Testament

 

The Old Testament repeatedly declares that God is one and only.

 

“I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me.” (Isaiah 45:5)


“Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.” (Isaiah 43:10)

 

These are not poetic exaggerations. These are exclusive declarations:

  • No other God in the past
  • No other God in the present
  • No other God in the future

Therefore, it is clear:

Biblical monotheism is absolute truth.

 

II. Hebrew Analysis — “Elohim” and “YHWH”

 

To understand more deeply, we must examine the original words.

 

1. אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)

  • Grammatical form: plural
  • Yet used for one God

Example:

Genesis 1:1 — “In the beginning God (Elohim) created…”


Observe:

  • The noun is plural
  • The verb is singular (created, not createds)

This indicates:

A plurality of expression, yet unity of being

 

2. יְהוָה (YHWH)

 

This is the personal name of God:

 

“I AM THAT I AM.” (Exodus 3:14)


This reveals:

  • Eternal existence
  • Self-existence
  • Unchanging nature

Therefore, the God of the Bible is:

One in essence, without equal, without beginning or end

 

III. The Shema — Deuteronomy 6:4 Explained

 

“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.”


The Hebrew word for “one” is “echad.”


This word can express:

  • Absolute unity
  • Or compound unity

Example:

  • Genesis 2:24 — “they shall be one flesh” (two persons, yet one unity)

Therefore, the point is:

God is one—but not limited to a simplistic understanding of “one”


This is not contradiction. It is:

Unity without division

 

IV. Plural Expressions in the Old Testament


There are passages that reveal plurality within the one God.


1. Genesis 1:26

“Let us make man in our image…”


2. Genesis 3:22

“Behold, the man is become as one of us…”


3. Genesis 11:7

“Let us go down…”


The question is:

Who is “us”?


It cannot be:

  • Angels (they are not creators)
  • Multiple gods (contradicts monotheism)


Therefore, this reveals:

Plurality within the one God

 


V. The Angel of the LORD — A Critical Observation


In several passages, the “Angel of the LORD” appears and:

  • Speaks as God
  • Acts as God
  • Receives honor that belongs to God

Example: Exodus 3

  • The Angel of the LORD appears
  • Yet the one speaking is identified as God

This is not contradiction. It reveals:

A manifestation of God with personal distinction, yet the same divine identity

 


VI. CENI — Establishing Monotheism Clearly


Command (Direct Statements)

  • Deuteronomy 6:4 — One LORD
  • Isaiah 45:5 — No other God

Example

  • Worship is consistently directed to one God alone

Necessary Inference

  • If there is only one God
  • And later Christ is called God

Then Christ must share the same divine essence—not be another God



VII. Apologetic — Guarding Against Error


There are two extremes that must be avoided:


❌ 1. Polytheism (Many gods)

  • Contradicts explicit Scripture

❌ 2. Oversimplified Unitarianism (One person only, no distinction)

  • Cannot explain:
    • “Let us” statements
    • The Angel of the LORD
    • Future revelation in the New Testament

Therefore, the correct understanding is:

            One God, fully unified, yet revealed with distinction

 


VIII. Polemic — Refuting Misuse of Monotheism


Some use Deuteronomy 6:4 to argue:

            “Jesus cannot be God because there is only one God.”


But this reasoning is flawed.


Because:

  • Scripture does not say “only one person”
  • It says one God

Therefore, if Christ is called God:

  • He is not “another God”

He shares the same divine nature

 


IX. Spiritual Application — Knowing the True God


It is not enough to believe that God exists.


We must:

  • Know who He is
  • Understand His nature
  • Accept His revelation

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God…” (John 17:3)

 

Conclusion: The Foundation for Understanding Christ


Before we fully establish the deity of Christ, this must be clear:


There is only one God


And this one God:

  • Has no equal
  • Has no rival
  • Is not divided
  • Yet reveals Himself beyond human limitation

So the next question becomes unavoidable:

If there is only one God, and Christ is called God,

How can both be true without contradiction?


This is what we will prove next.

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Ang Kaisahan at Kalikasan ng Dios — Monotheism na Walang Kompromiso (Ang Pundasyon sa Lumang Tipan)

ANG PAGKA-DIYOS NI CRISTO — ARALIN 2


Panimula: Ang Pundasyong Hindi Pwedeng Mabuwag

Bago natin patunayan ang pagka-Dios ni Cristo, kailangan muna nating itatag ang isang katotohanang hindi pwedeng galawin:


Iisa lamang ang Dios.


Anumang aral na magsasabing si Jesus ay Dios ay hindi pwedeng sumalungat dito—kundi dapat eksaktong nakaayon dito.


Hindi tinatanggap ng Biblia ang:

  • Maraming dios
  • O hati-hating dios

Sa halip, malinaw ang pahayag mula Genesis hanggang Malakias:

“Dinggin mo, Oh Israel: ang Panginoon nating Dios ay iisang Panginoon.” (Deuteronomio 6:4)


Ito ang pundasyon. Kapag mali ang pagkaintindi dito, mali na ang lahat ng kasunod.


I. Ang Ganap na Kaisahan ng Dios sa Lumang Tipan

 

Paulit-ulit na sinasabi ng Lumang Tipan na ang Dios ay iisa at walang katulad.


“Ako ang Panginoon, at wala nang iba; liban sa akin ay walang Dios.” (Isaias 45:5)


“Bago ako ay walang Dios na inanyuan, o magkakaroon man pagkatapos ko.” (Isaias 43:10)


Hindi ito exaggeration. Hindi ito figure of speech. Ito ay direktang pahayag:

  • Walang ibang Dios noon
  • Walang ibang Dios ngayon
  • Walang ibang Dios kailanman

Kaya malinaw:

            Ang monotheism sa Biblia ay ganap na katotohanan.

 


II. Pagtingin sa Hebrew — “Elohim” at “YHWH”


Para mas lalong luminaw, tingnan natin ang mismong mga salitang mababasa.


1. אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)

  • Anyong gramatikal: plural
  • Pero ginagamit para sa iisang Dios

Halimbawa:

Genesis 1:1 — “Nang pasimula ay nilikha ng Dios…”


Mapapansin:

  • Plural ang anyo ng salita
  • Pero singular ang kilos (nilikha)

Ibig sabihin:

            May pagpapakita ng plurality, pero nananatiling iisa ang Dios


2. יְהוָה (YHWH)


Ito ang pangalan ng Dios:


“AKO NGA YAONG AKO NGA.” (Exodo 3:14)


Ipinapakita nito:

  • Siya ay walang pasimula
  • Siya ay walang katapusan
  • Siya ay umiiral sa Kaniyang sarili

Kaya ang Dios ng Biblia ay:

            iisa sa kalikasan, walang kapantay, walang katulad

 


III. Ang Shema — Paliwanag sa Deuteronomio 6:4

 

“...ang Panginoon nating Dios ay iisang Panginoon.”


Ang salitang “isa” dito ay “echad” sa Hebrew.


Ang “echad” ay maaaring:

  • Absolute na isa
  • O may pagkakaisa na isa pero higit sa isang sangkap

Halimbawa:

  • Genesis 2:24 — “sila’y magiging isang laman” (dalawa, pero iisa sa pagkakaisa)

Kaya ang punto:

            Ang Dios ay iisa—pero hindi limitado sa simpleng pagkaintindi ng tao sa “isa”


Hindi ito contradiction. Ito ay:

            kaisahan na walang pagkaiba o pagkahati

 


IV. Mga Pahayag ng may Plurality (higit sa isa) sa Lumang Tipan


May mga talata na nagpapakita ng plurality sa loob ng iisang Dios.


1. Genesis 1:26

“Lalangin natin ang tao sa ating larawan…”


2. Genesis 3:22

“...ang tao'y naging parang isa sa atin,…”


3. Genesis 11:7

“Magsibaba tayo…”


Ang tanong:

            Sino ang “natin” o “tayo”?


Hindi ito:

  • Mga anghel (hindi sila lumikha)
  • Maraming dios (salungat ito sa Biblia)

Kaya ang malinaw na konklusyon:

            May plurality sa loob ng iisang Dios!

 


V. Ang Anghel ng Panginoon — Isang Mahalagang Obserbasyon


Sa ilang talata, lumilitaw ang “Anghel ng Panginoon” na:

  • Nagsasalita bilang Dios
  • Kumikilos bilang Dios
  • Tinatanggap ang karangalang para sa Dios

Halimbawa: Exodo 3

  • Anghel ng Panginoon ang nagpakita
  • Pero ang nagsasalita ay Dios mismo

Hindi ito contradiction. Ito ay:

            isang pagpapakita ng Dios na may pagkakaiba sa persona, pero iisang kalikasan

 


VI. CENI — Pagtatatag ng Kaisahan ng Dios


Utos (Direct Statement)

  • Deut. 6:4 — Iisang Panginoon
  • Isaias 45:5 — Walang ibang Dios

Halimbawa

  • Ang pagsamba ay laging sa iisang Dios lamang

Kinakailangang Konklusyon

  • Kung iisa lang ang Dios
  • At si Cristo ay tatawaging Dios

                        Hindi Siya ibang Dios

Siya ay kabilang sa iisang kalikasan ng Dios



VII. Apologetics — Pag-iingat sa Kamalian


Dalawang extreme ang dapat iwasan:


❌ 1. Maraming Dios (Polytheism)

  • Tahasang salungat sa Kasulatan

❌ 2. Sobrang pagpapasimple (Isang persona lang, walang distinction)

  • Hindi kayang ipaliwanag:
    • “Let us”
    • Anghel ng Panginoon
    • Mga susunod na pahayag sa Bagong Tipan

Kaya ang tamang pagkaunawa:

            Iisang Dios, buo ang kaisahan, pero may pagkakakilanlan sa loob nito

 


VIII. Polemics — Pagtutuwid sa Maling Paggamit ng Monotheism


May mga nagsasabi:

            “Hindi pwedeng maging Dios si Jesus dahil iisa lang ang Dios.”


Pero mali ito.


Dahil:

  • Hindi sinabi ng Biblia na iisang persona lang
  • Ang sinabi: iisang Dios

Kaya kung si Cristo ay Dios:

  • Hindi Siya ibang Dios

            Siya ay may parehong kalikasan ng Dios!

 


IX. Praktikal na Aplikasyon — Pagkilala sa Tunay na Dios


Hindi sapat na maniwala lang na may Dios.


Kailangan:

  • Kilala natin Siya
  • Naiintindihan natin ang Kaniyang kalikasan

Tinatanggap natin ang Kaniyang kapahayagan


“At ito ang buhay na walang hanggan, na ikaw ay makilala nila na iisang Dios na tunay…” (Juan 17:3)

 


Pangwakas: Pundasyon sa Pagkilala kay Cristo


Bago natin tuluyang patunayan ang pagka-Dios ni Cristo, ito muna ang malinaw:


Iisa lamang ang Dios


At ang Dios na ito:

  • Walang kapantay
  • Walang katulad
  • Hindi nahahati
  • Ngunit nagpapahayag ng Kaniyang sarili nang higit sa inaakala ng tao

Kaya ang susunod na tanong ay hindi na maiiwasan:

Kung iisa ang Dios, at si Cristo ay tinatawag na Dios,

Paano ito magiging totoo nang walang contradiction?


Iyan ang susunod nating patutunayan.

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