Is the God You Worship the True God?

Generally, people have a form of worship, they were born into a religious environment, and within that environment they had acquired since their infancy certain rites, customs, and prayers. Many however did not make sure whether the God they are worshiping is indeed the true God! Many accept religious dogma as a proven fact without testing it against the ord of God, which is truth!!"ohn #$%#$. &he 'ible does not support the principle of blind faith!believing without making sure through research, rather it says, Make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine. (# &hessalonians )%*#+ &he standard by which we can make sure what is good are the ,oly -criptures, which are spoken of in * &imothy .%#/, #$% 0ll -cripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness,so that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work. &he various religious denominations made up countless theories about God, one even more philosophical than the other! ,olding on to such theories and professing such beliefs brings destruction upon oneself (* 1eter *%#, *2 .%#/+. 3nly those who follow the truth taught by the 4ord "esus and ,is disciples, the truth revealed in the ,oly -criptures will achieve everlasting life.!"ohn )%*52 * &imothy .%#5, #). 0mong professed 6hristian denominations believers may hold the conviction that God is three persons in one!the 7ather, the -on, and the ,oly -pirit (&rinitarian view+ two persons in one!the 7ather and the -on, while the ,oly -pirit does not have any distinct personality (dualist view+ one person who reveals himself in three different modes or aspects!the 7ather, the -on, and the ,oly -pirit (modalism+ &he 'ible, the ord of God, simply teach the following truths about God the 6reator% ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD &hroughout its pages, the 'ible teaches that there is one true and real God and this conclusion is supported by do8ens of scriptures. henever he speaks in the 'ible he speaks of himself in the singular (9, me, mine etc.2 compare Genesis /%#$2 :%:, #)2 #)%#52 ;<odus /%$2 #.%*2 4eviticus */%*., *$+, and nowhere does he speak about himself in the plural (we, us, our, ours etc.+ 3nly when he is talking to others does he say our, us. (Genesis #%*/2 .%**+ -o this would be a sufficient proof to show that God is not a plurality of two or three persons. Moreover, the 'ible does not only say that God is one, but also tells us who this 3ne is. ONLY THE FATHER IS GOD! &he straightforward teaching the 4ord "esus presented show that only the 7ather is God. 9n "ohn /%*$ he says, Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains for everlasting life, which the Son of man will give ou! for on this one the "ather, God himself, has put his seal of approval#$ ho is God= 0ccording to "esus> statement, the 7ather is God himself#$ 0 similar statement reads in "ohn /%5) (NIV+. "esus teaches us% It is written in the %rophets, &'nd the will all be taught b God#( )ver one who has heard the "ather and learned from him comes to me#$ "esus identifies God, who teaches them all, with the "ather$, and who received the 7ather>s teaching comes to him. &he words him$ and me$ designate two distinct persons. &hus God does not reveal himself as the 7ather on one occasion, and as the -on on another. ?ather, the 7ather and the -on are two different persons, and "esus only describes the 7ather as being God! "ohn @%)5 reads% "esus answered% A9f 9 glorify myself, my glory is nothing. 9t is my 7ather who gloriBes me, the one who you say is your God.> 4ord "esus reveals who is his 7ather. ,e is none other their God, the God of the "ewish people, whom "esus talked to, and about this God it was written in the 4aw% So ou know that *ehovah is the true God! there is no other beside him#$ (Ceuteronomy 5%.)+ &his God was other than "esus, because "esus makes it clear that if he glorifies himself, his glory is nothing, unless somebody else, specifically God (his 7ather+, glorifies him. 9n reality, he was sent by ,im, he did not come in his own name.!"ohn )%5., 552 @%5*. &he 4ord "esus says in "ohn #$%#, . something that outstandingly contradicts the doctrines mentioned at the beginning of this article% "ather, the hour has come# # # # This means everlasting life, their coming to know ou, the onl true God, and the one whom ou sent, *esus +hrist#$ 4ook! "esus speaks out that the only true God is the Father, whom he was praying to. 4et>s think about it. 6an God pray to God= Coes God need anything or anyone= (0cts #$%*5, *)+ "esus did not say he was the true God, or that the true God was the 7ather, the -on and the ,oly -pirit. Deither did he say that ,e>s the 7ather and the -on, but said that only the 7ather was the true God.

&he same was true with the apostles. &hey had also understood that only the 7ather was God. &he scripture at # 6orinthians @%5E/ reflects their teaching% ,ow concerning the eating of food oered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one# "or even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, .ust as there are man &gods( and man &lords,( there is actuall to us one God, the "ather, from whom all things are and we for him! and there is one /ord, *esus +hrist, through whom all things are and we through him#$ &hese verses undoubtedly state that, for 6hristians, there is only one God and this is the "ather$, and the 7ather is a different person than "esus, because all things come from$ ,im, whereas "esus bears the role of an agent, because he is the one through whom all things are#$ &he 3ne from$ whom things are is other than the one through$ whom things are! 4ike the apostle 1aul, the apostle 1eter also taught that God was the 7ather, and ,e was a different 1erson than "esus 6hrist or the ,oly -pirit. 'ccording to the foreknowledge of God the "ather, with sancti0cation b the spirit, for the purpose of being obedient and sprinkled with the blood of *esus +hrist1 2a undeserved kindness and peace be increased to ou# %raised be the God and "ather of our /ord *esus +hrist#$ !# 1eter #%*, .. 0ctually, if you read the introductions of all the Dew &estament letters, you find that almost each and every one of them spells out this distinction between God presented as the 7ather, "esus 6hrist presented as the -on or the 4ord, and the ,oly -pirit. 4et us consider a few e<amples.
GOD IS OTHER THAN JESUS CHRIST AND THE HOLY SPIRIT 9f the -criptures show God to be other than the -on and the ,oly -pirit, than the doctrine of the &rinity and the dualistic and the modalistic e<planations, which claim that the 7ather and the -on share the place in God>s being, face a serious threat. 6onsider the following e<amples. ,ow I urge ou, brothers, through our /ord *esus +hrist and through the love of the spirit, that ou e3ert ourselves with me in pra ers to God for me#$ (?omans #)%.F+ 4ord "esus, the ,oly -pirit and the 7ather are referred to in this scriptures, but the apostle does not talk about a triad of persons within a Godhead. Do, God is presented as being distinct from 4ord "esus and also from the ,oly -pirit, through$ we e<ert ourselves in prayers to God. 6onsequently, ?omans #)%.F does not claim that God is a trinity or a duality of persons, neither does it state that the 7ather, the -on and the ,oly -pirit are manifestations of the same 1erson as modalism claims2 it rather says that there one God and two other intermediaries through whom man gives prayer to God. 2a the grace of the /ord *esus +hrist, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the 4ol Spirit be with ou all#$ (* 6orinthians #.%#5, NIV+ ;ven if this verse also makes a reference to the 7ather, the -on and the ,oly -pirit, it does not say that they are one 1erson, as modalism claims, nor that they are equal or consubstantial. Moreover, it is being shown that the 'eing of God is separate and distinct from the -on and the ,oly -pirit! 9n ;phesians *%#@ we learn who are the intermediaries through whom we can approach God% 5ecause through him G6hrist, vs. #*H we, both peoples, G"ews and GentilesH have free access to the "ather b one spirit# Gthe ,oly -piritH 0s we can read, we can approach the 7ather through the -on and the ,oly -pirit. &he -on and the ,oly -pirit are intermediaries to God, they are not part of God>s 'eing. &he three are distinct as persons and have a different role! &he 7ather is God and he is the ultimate hearer of prayer, while the -on and the ,oly -pirit are mediators. 5ut ou, dear friends, b building ourselves up in our most hol faith and pra ing in the 4ol Spirit, keep ourselves in God(s love as ou wait for the merc of our /ord *esus +hrist to bring ou to eternal life # # # to the onl God our Savior be glor , ma.est , power and authorit , through *esus +hrist our /ord, before all ages, now and forevermore6 'men#$ ("ude *F, *#, *), NIV+ &his is another passage where the difference between the ,oly -pirit, in which we pray, God and "esus 6hrist is manifest. &hus the person of the only God is distinct from the person of "esus 6hrist, and also of the ,oly -pirit, in or through which we pray. 9t is interesting that this situation of an only God, who is different than "esus, e<isted even before "esus> being born of Mary, as God is not changing, he is the same from time indefinite to time indefinite. Cear reader, consider this% Is your God the Same, One and Only, distinct from Jesus and the Holy Spirit, THROUGH whom we i!e God glor , ma.est , power and authorit before all ages, now and forevermore?$ 4et each reader give themselves the answer to this question personally, to make sure they recogni8e as God the 7ather, the God of the 'ible, "esus> God, the apostles> God, and not another god, conceived by the human mind Cear reader, by means of this tract you have been given witness of the truth. 7or more information contact us at% Misi nea Ca!ea Cre"tin#$