There is one true, sovereign, living Creator God— the Father. One Lord and Savior— Jesus Christ. One Holy Spirit. One Truth. One Holy Book. One Gospel. One Faith. One Mediator. One Way to Be Saved. One Body (the Church). One Living Hope. One Way to Eternal Life.
Yes and Amen!
“For all the promises of God in Him (Jesus) are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.” – 2 Corinthians 1:20
“Yes” means God has fulfilled and confirmed all His promises in Jesus Christ. Every promise God made concerning salvation, redemption, forgiveness, eternal life, and the coming Messiah finds its fulfillment in Christ.
“Amen” means “truly,” “certainly,” “so be it,” or “it is true.” When believers say “Amen,” they are affirming that God’s promises are trustworthy and certain.
God says “Yes” to His promises in Christ, and believers respond with “Amen” in faith.
One True, Sovereign, Living Creator God—the Father
The only true God, Creator, Sustainer, and sovereign Ruler of all things, and the Father of all who belong to Jesus Christ.
- “I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me.” — Isaiah 45:5–6
One Lord and Savior—Jesus Christ
He is the Christ, the eternal Son of God, the only Lord, Savior, Redeemer, and King through whom salvation is found.
- “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” — Acts 4:12
One Holy Spirit
The Spirit of God who convicts of sin, gives new life, indwells, sanctifies, and empowers every believer.
- “There is one body and one Spirit…” — Ephesians 4:4
One Truth
God’s absolute, unchanging and indisputable truth revealed in Jesus Christ and His Word.
The masses of people traveling on the broad road that leads to destruction (from Matthew 7:13-14) may dispute it, but God Himself by His very nature, declares it so.
He doesn’t merely speak truth [to sanctify you; to set you apart for His purposes, to perfect you and make you holy]; His Word is TRUTH. (John 17:17); emphasis added.
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (John 8:32)
- Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.” — John 14:6
One Holy Book
The Bible, God’s inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word.
- All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work. — 2 Timothy 3:16–17
One Gospel
The good news that sinners are saved by God’s grace through the perfect life, substitutional death and victorious resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The word gospel means “good news” and the good news we are sharing is the Good News of the person and finished redemptive work of Jesus Christ, “for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.
- “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to the gospel we have proclaimed to you, let him be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is proclaiming to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed!” — Galatians 1:8–9
One Faith
The one true Christian faith centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- “There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the witness for this proper time.” — Ephesians 4:5-6
One Mediator
Jesus Christ alone reconciles sinful people to God.
- “For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom [a substitutionary sacrifice to atone] for all, the testimony given at the right and proper time.” (1 Timothy 2:5-6; emphasis added)
One Way to Be Saved
By God’s grace alone applied by the Holy Spirit, through genuine repentance and saving faith in Jesus Christ.
- For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not of works, so that no one may boast.” — Ephesians 2:8–9
- “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” — Mark 1:15
One Baptism
One spiritual union with Christ through the Holy Spirit and publicly identified through water baptism.
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism,” — Ephesians 4:5
One Body (Church)
The one universal Church made up of all true believers in Jesus Christ.
- “There is one body (church) and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.” — Ephesians 4:4
One Living Hope
The certain hope of Christ’s return, the resurrection, and eternal life because Jesus is alive.
- “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” — 1 Peter 1:3
One Way to Eternal Life
Eternal life is found only in Jesus Christ.
- “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.” — John 14:6
Jesus—the Christ, the Son of the Living God—is that WAY. He is the ONE way— the ONLY way to salvation. Without Him, you will not see the kingdom of heaven.
The gospel is the most offensive claim to the many who are lost. It just happens to be the TRUTH— the absolute, unchanging, indisputable and exclusive truth of Christianity, and the Bible is the source of that Truth.
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