“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our god, the LORD is one.” Deuteronomy 6:4

There is only one God, the God of Scripture. No other gods exist; thus, it is futile and dangerous to “have” any other gods besides this God or to divert our ultimate affection and obedience to any other being or creature, spiritual or material, real or imaginary, living or dead. God is One, and within Himself He is one in purpose, will, power, being, and attributes. There is no division or disruption in God; He does not change, does not deceive, and cannot die.

The God Who is One promulgates and sustains a worldview expressive of His character and will. Thus we should expect that worldview to be, like God Himself, knowable, reliable, durable, and characterized by integrity throughout. The more we improve our focus on and relationship with the one God – the better we know Him – the better we will understand, the more we will appreciate, and the more eagerly we will live according to the worldview first outlined in His Law.

The first requirement of the worldview outlined in God’s Law is, therefore, that we should seek the Lord, to fear, obey, love, and serve Him in all things, and to keep His Law with all our soul and strength, so that all the goodness God has promised in His Covenant may come to us in His way and time (Deut. 10.12, 13). God is One, and He has promulgated one worldview and one way to know Him and to enjoy all the fullness of blessing He intends. The beginnings of that worldview are to be found in the Law of God.

T. M. Moore

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