Defining The Oneness of God: Introduction
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Defining The Oneness of God
The Scriptural Truth about
the Oneness of God
by 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
Defining the Oneness of God:
- Below are the second
and third papers in this study on the nature of God.
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