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God is One

Jesus had not the slightest hesitation in affirming the Unity of God. For instance:

One of the scribes came.. and asked him, which is the first commandment of all? And
Jesus answered him , The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel, the Lord, our
God, is One Lord: and thou shall love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: This is the first
commandment.. And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth; for
there is One God; and there is none other but He. (Mark 12:29-30 & 32)

God alone is immortal: the blessed and only potentate, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords;
who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach, whom no
man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. (1 Tim. 6:15-
16)

Jesus not equal to God


The doctrine of Trinity necessarily imports the complete equality in all respects of the
three persons of the Trinity, for if there were inequality in any respect between them
that would mean the superiority of one over the other two in which case the one, or
the two, that lacked equality could not be God; the one who has superiority over the
other two would be God of the universe, including the other two. Even a cursory
study of the Gospels and the Epistles reveals that in respect of the attributes of which
there is a record the Father is supreme and there is a disclaimer by Jesus of those
attributes.

For instance, God alone is the true source of honour, as is said:

How Can you believe when you accept honur from one another, and care nothing for
the honour that comes from him who alone is God. (John 5:44)

This finds support in the Quran: Whoso seeks honour should realise that all honour
belongs to God. (35:11 )

And, behold one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good things shall I do,
that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is
none good but one, that is, God: But thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments
(Matt. 19:16-17)

Jesus disclaimed absolute power. When Zebedee asked him to grant that her two
sons may sit, the one on the right hand, and the other on his left hand in his
kingdom, the reply given by him was:

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