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There is one God, the Father (), the one God of the creed of Israel affirmed by Jesus Christ (). The Father is "the only true God" ().
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
35 And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet.” ’
37 David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.
38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, 40 who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
41 And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
The Father is "the only true God" ().
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
There is one Lord Messiah, Jesus (), who was supernaturally conceived as the Son of God (), and foreordained from the foundation of the world ()
yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for the sake of you
The Holy Spirit is the personal, operational presence and power of God extended through the risen Christ to believers ().
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
The Bible, consisting of the Hebrew canon () and the Greek New Testament Scriptures, is the inspired and authoritative revelation of God ().
Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
In the atoning, substitutionary death of Jesus, his resurrection on the third day, and his ascension to the right hand of the Father (; ), where he is waiting until his enemies are subdued ().
The Lord says to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.”
For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet.
In the future visible return of Jesus Christ to raise to life the faithful dead (), establish the millennial Kingdom on earth (, etc.) and bring about the restoration of the earth promised by the prophets (; ; , ).
But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,
to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!
In the regenerating power of the Gospel message about the Kingdom (; ; ), enabling the believer to understand divine revelation and live a life of holiness.
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.
In baptism by immersion upon reception of the Gospel of the Kingdom and the things concerning Jesus (; ).
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
In the future resurrection of the saved of all the ages to administer the renewed earth with the Messiah in the Kingdom of God (; ; ; ; ).
Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases?
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;
The one who conquers and who keeps my works until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations,
The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
Christians ought never to take up arms and kill their enemies and fellow believers in other nations (; ; ; ; )
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed so much blood before me on the earth.