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Next on That’s in the Bible.



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Chuck: Is this God the only God,  or is everybody right with all of their own gods? 



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Brother Bob Pellien: We believe here in the Church Of Christ, to know and understand the true God, we must turn to the pages of the Holy Scriptures.



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Idris:  I don't understand the concept of God being three. The God [the] Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 



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Brother Bob: This is from Melissa Hatfield in Seattle, Washington. Why is Jesus Christ important?



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Brother Bob: Hello, I'm Brother Bob Pellien,  and thanks for joining us in this episode of That's in the Bible. Let's go directly to our first question, which comes today from Chuck Swift from San Diego, California. Let's hear what Chuck asks:



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Chuck Swift: Is this God the only God, or is everybody right with all of their own gods? 



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One God or many?



Brother Bob: Thank you for your question, Chuck. And you're very correct in such that there's a lot of people who are coming up with their own ideas and perceptions and understandings of God. We believe here in the Church Of Christ, to know and understand the true God, we must turn to the pages of the Holy Scriptures. So let's do that directly. In the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 4. Let's see if the Bible [mentions] many gods we can all just pick and choose whatever God we want or come up with our own understanding. How many true gods does the Bible discuss? Deuteronomy, chapter 4, verse 35, reads this way:



To you it was shown, that you might know that the Lord is God; there is no other besides him.



[Deuteronomy 4:35 English Standard Version]



Brother Bob: The Bible clearly [mentions] here that there is but one God and there is no other. There could be an innumerable number of people coming up with their own understanding of God and in fact, even preaching and teaching about different gods and perceptions of God and who God truly is. But the Bible is clear. There is one God. So dear friends, here in 1 Corinthians, chapter 8, verse 6, the Apostle Paul wrote the following which is a very important statement regarding this topic in verse 6, he said:



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.



[I Corinthians 8:6 New King James Version]



Brother Bob: Here was the Apostle Paul addressing the first century Church, telling them for us. Who [is] “us”? The Church, the true servants of the Almighty God, that for us, there is only one God and then He told us who that one God is, and that is the Father. Chuck, in your question you clearly [mentioned] that there are so many others who have other perceptions of God and other gods.