Defining The Oneness of God

The Scriptural Truth about the Oneness of God

Carl D. Franklin

March 1994

Introduction

The nature of God has for centuries been a subject of intense debate among philosophers and theologians. In their endless discussions, they have explored every conceivable theory and opinion as to what God is. But with all their self-professed knowledge and intellect, they have never been able to reach agreement.

Today, the controversy over the nature of God has reached into the very midst of the churches of God. In many churches, the opinions and theories of men are being presented as absolute fact. The Scriptures are being misinterpreted in a manner that appears to support these humanly devised bold statements of philosophers and theologians and their theories about what God is. This is causing so much confusion that the faith of many Christians is being undermined and subverted.

It is vital for every Christian who truly desires to understand the nature of God to learn to identify the opinions and theories of men and be able to differentiate them from the truth of Scripture. As the apostle Paul admonished, we must be “casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God...” (II Cor. 10:5).

That is why this study paper was written. This paper begins by explaining the various humanly devised theories and teachings concerning God’s nature. This approach was taken in order to compare these theoretical beliefs with the Scriptural revelation of what God is. For some readers, the explanation of these various theoretical beliefs about God’s nature may be difficult to grasp at first. However, do not be overly concerned if you do not fully understand these early pages. The pages which follow these introductory definitions will enable you to clearly understand the true Scriptural definition of what God is.

Carl D. Franklin