The sermon argues that Jesus Christ is the one true God of the Old Testament, identified as the Father, the Rock, and the Creator, using key scriptures from both the Old and New Testaments. It emphasizes the Oneness doctrine, asserting that God is singular (not a Trinity of three persons) and that Jesus embodies all aspects of God (El, Eloah, Elohim, Yah). The speaker counters Trinitarian interpretations by analyzing Hebrew terms and biblical context, particularly the singular pronouns used by God. The message is presented as the “heart of the Oneness message,” encouraging believers to study these truths to confidently share them with others, including Trinitarians, Unitarians, and Arians, in a spirit of love and conviction.
- Biblical Evidence for Oneness
- Deuteronomy 32:3-6: Moses calls God (Yah) the “Rock” and identifies Him as the Father, which the speaker connects to Paul’s statement that the Rock was Christ, suggesting Christ is the Father.
- Psalms 89:25-26: God instructs David to address Him as “Father” and “the Rock of my salvation,” reinforcing that Christ, as the Rock, is the Father.
- Isaiah 44:8: God (Yah) declares there is no other God (Eloah, singular) or Rock besides Him, which the speaker uses to assert that Jesus, as the Rock, is the only God.
- Isaiah 44:6, 48:12-13, 43:10: God (Yah) is described as the “first and the last,” with no other God beside Him. The speaker connects this to Revelation 1:17 and 22:12-13, where Jesus claims to be the “first and the last,” equating Jesus with Yah.
- Isaiah 9:6: The prophecy of the Messiah describes Him as the “everlasting Father” and “mighty God,” supporting the claim that Jesus is both the Son and the Father.
- Malachi 2:10: The use of “one Father” and “one God” (using the Hebrew word echad, meaning one) reinforces the singular nature of God, identified as Jesus.
- Mark 12:29-32: Jesus affirms the Shema (“The Lord our God is one Lord”) and agrees with a scribe who says there is “one God and none other but He,” confirming God’s singularity.
- Hebrew Terms and Their Significance
- The speaker discusses Hebrew words for God to counter Trinitarian interpretations:
- Elohim: Often plural in form but used as a singular “plural intensive” to denote God’s majesty, not multiple persons.
- El and Eloah: Singular terms for God, emphasizing one divine being.
- Yah: A shortened form of God’s name (YHWH), used interchangeably with Yahweh or Jehovah, reinforcing God’s singular identity.
