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Module 4 Complete: The Table of Witnesses
What the whole Bible says when we ask: who is the one God?
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You have now walked through the entire biblical narrative, from the wilderness of Sinai to the throne room of eternity. At every single stage, we asked the same two questions: Who did they worship? and What did "one God" mean to them?
The evidence is unanimous. The witnesses do not contradict each other. The Bible does not reveal a committee of three, nor does it ask us to worship a philosophical mystery. It reveals one Supreme Source, and His divine Son.
Summary table
| Witness | What they said | Key texts |
|---|---|---|
| Moses and Israel | One God; two called LORD (the LORD and His Angel); the Angel bears the LORD's name | Deut 6:4; Ex 23:20–22 |
| Solomon and the Psalms | God and His son; a God who has a God | Prov 8:22–30; 30:4; Ps 45:6–7 |
| John the Baptist | The Lamb of God, the Son of God, the Spirit upon Him | John 1:29–34 |
| The Jews and the scribe | One God; Jesus called their God "my Father" | Mark 12; John 8:54 |
| Jesus | The Father is "the only true God," "my God"; He is the Son, carrying His Father's name | John 17:3; 20:17; 5:43 |
| Paul | "One God, the Father"; "one Lord, Jesus Christ" | 1 Cor 8:6; Eph 4:6 |
| James | God "even the Father" | James 3:9 |
| Peter | "The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" | 1 Peter 1:3 |
| John | God sent His Son; the Father and the Son | 1 John 4:9; 2 John 9 |
| Revelation | One on the throne and the Lamb; "my God" | Rev 4–5; 7:10; 3:12 |
What the module established
- The Bible says there is one God, and every witness who identifies Him, from Moses to Revelation, names the Father.
- Alongside Him stands His Son: begotten, divine, bearing His name, and the one through whom all things were made.
- “One God” means one source: the Father. The Son is divine because He is the Son.
- The hard texts (John 1:1, “I and my Father are one,” Thomas, Hebrews 1:8, “Alpha and Omega,” the three-name verses) are answered in Module 6.
A question to leave you with
If the answer to "who is God?" is the same in every part of the Bible, why would we look for it somewhere else?