There is one eternally living God who is Creator of all else that exists, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent.

To many Christians, this statement is simply an obvious fact. However, this is a statement that has many implications. Do we really believe that God is able to bring about his will concerning unity? Do you know that one of the most persistent objections to working for unity is the fact that denominations have been around too long, and we are not able to change people? We? Who do we think we are? Who cares what We can or cannot do? The question is: what can God do? This is His show, not ours! How arrogant we are! How unbelieving! No wonder Jesus uttered the words concerning those who no longer pray for his will to be done, and who grow discouraged and negative: ".... Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8)

Please read on, and perhaps begin to really know our Father for the first time. Our God is an awesome God!


Creator:

• Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning, God created the heaven and earth."
• Psalm 104:30 "You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew the face of the earth."
• Psalm 148:1-5 "Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens. Praise him in the heights. [2] Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his hosts. [3] Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all stars of light. [4] Praise him, heavens of heavens, and waters that are above the heavens. [5] Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded, and they were created."
• Ecclesiastes 12:1 "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth...."
• Isaiah 40:26 "Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who has created these things..."
• Isaiah 42:5 "Thus says God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which comes out of it; he that gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those that walk therein:"
• Mark 13:19 "...the beginning of the creation which God created...."
• Ephesians 3:9 "...God, who created all things by Jesus Christ."
• Colossians 1:16 "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. All things were created by him, and for him."
• Revelation 4:11 "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for you have created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created."
  (God reveals himself as the Creator of all things, and he has ultimate stewardship over all that belongs to him. He has infinite ability to do exactly what he wills to do with all that is his .)

Omniscient, all knowing:

• 1 Chronicles 28:9 "...for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts...."
• 1 Kings 8:39 "...for you, you only, know the hearts of all the children of men."
• Psalm 44:21 "Shall not God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart."
• Psalm 139 (excerpts) "[1] O LORD, you have searched me and known me. [2] You know my sitting down and my rising up, you understand my thought afar off. [3] You encompass my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. [4] For there is not a word on my tongue, but you, LORD, know it completely....[7] Where shall I go from your spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? [8] If I ascend up into heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in hell, you are there."
• Psalm 147:5 "Great is our Lord, and of great power. His understanding is infinite."
• Proverbs 15:3 "The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good."
• John 21:17 "...'Lord, you know all things'...."
• Hebrews 4:13 "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight, but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do."
• 1 John 3:20 "For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things."
  (God knows all things. Jesus knew the problems that would need to be solved in order for us to be unified. But he also knows the solutions. Could it be our own arrogance and intellectual pride that makes us believe that unity is impossible if we ourselves cannot see a way to bring it about? In other words, "If I can't figure out for myself how Christian reunion can ever happen, then I refuse to accept that it can happen at all.")

Omnipresent, always present everywhere:

• Psalm 139 (excerpts) "[1] O LORD, you have searched me and known me. [2] You know my sitting down and my rising up, you understand my thought afar off. [3] You encompass my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. [4] For there is not a word on my tongue, but you, LORD, know it completely....[7] Where shall I go from you spirit? Or where shall I flee from you presence? [8] If I ascend up into heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in hell, you are there."
• Jeremiah 23:23-24 "'Am I a God at hand,' says the LORD, 'and not a god afar off?' [24] 'Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him?' says the LORD. 'Don't I fill heaven and earth?' says the LORD."
• Hebrews 4:13 "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight...."
  (God is not "a god afar off," but rather he is up close and very personal. God's relationship with his children is very intimate. He is willing that we be one, for he has revealed that to be his will to everyone who has ever heard his word. Our oneness is intended to be a visible witness to the world that the Body of Christ exists as a miracle. This witness, or evidence, is to let the world know that Jesus is the Messiah, genuine, not an imposter, still among us, alive and well. Since it is will that we be one, he will take each of us by the hand and lead us. He will enter our hearts and minds and teach us and guide us, until his will is done.)

  Omnipotent, all powerful:

• Matthew 19:27 "But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, 'With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"
• Mark 10:27 "And Jesus looking upon them said, 'With men it is impossible, but not with God, for with God all things are possible.'"
• Mark 14:36 "And he [Jesus] said, 'Abba, Father, all things are possible for you....'"
• Luke 1:37 "For with God, nothing shall be impossible."
  (To say that unity is impossible because of our human nature is blasphemy, for it is saying that God has begun to build a house without counting the cost, and does not have what it takes to finish it to be the way he envisioned it. Somewhat like the uncommitted person of Luke 14:28, who is to be mocked for starting to build a tower he cannot finish.)

(Please click on any of the highlighted boxes ( ) below to go to the in-depth study of each statement.)

God manifests himself in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
There is one Christian church.
The church is composed of all Christians.
A Christian is one in whom the one true God dwells.
The Holy Bible is God inspired.
The Holy Bible contains all the truth necessary for salvation.
Different translations of the Bible, and various interpretations of scripture and doctrine, may contain errors, but in all major translations the errors are not a barrier to salvation.
Salvation is by grace, a gift from God.
Christian works are the acts of Jesus dwelling in us.
Jesus lives in the members of the church, and the church is his body in this age.
Everyone sins and breaks the spiritual law, even Christians.
To love God and to love our neighbor is the fulfillment of all spiritual law.
God's forgiveness is ongoing and limitless, and available to all who truly accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior.
God will never leave us, nor forsake us.

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