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Article 1: There Is Only One God

We all believe with the heart and confess with the mouth[1] that there is only one God,[2] who is a simple and spiritual being;[3] he is eternal,[4] incomprehensible,[5] invisible,[6] immutable,[7] infinite,[8] almighty,[9] perfectly wise,[10] just,[11] good,[12] and the overflowing fountain of all good.[13]

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  1. Romans 10:10 - "For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." ↩︎

  2. Deuteronomy 6:4 - "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one."
    1 Corinthians 8:4, 6 - "Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one... yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live."
    1 Timothy 2:5 - "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus." ↩︎

  3. John 4:24 - "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." ↩︎

  4. Psalm 90:2 - "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God." ↩︎

  5. Romans 11:33 - "Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!" ↩︎

  6. Colossians 1:15 - "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation."
    1 Timothy 6:16 - "Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen." ↩︎

  7. James 1:17 - "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." ↩︎

  8. 1 Kings 8:27 - "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!"
    Jeremiah 23:24 - "Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him? says the Lord; Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord." ↩︎

  9. Genesis 17:1 - "When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, 'I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.'"
    Matthew 19:26 - "But Jesus looked at them and said to them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"
    Revelation 1:8 - "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." ↩︎

  10. Romans 16:27 - "To God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen." ↩︎

  11. Romans 3:25-26 - "Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness... that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus."
    Romans 9:14 - "What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not!"
    Revelation 16:5, 7 - "And I heard the angel of the waters saying: 'You are righteous, O Lord, the One who is and who was and who is to be, because You have judged these things.'... And I heard another from the altar saying, 'Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.'" ↩︎

  12. Matthew 19:17 - "So He said to him, 'Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.'" ↩︎

  13. James 1:17 - "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning." ↩︎