world, it nevertheless shines through like light through crystalline forms.
Its radiance varies depending on the condition of mind that we have
formed for ourselves either from God or on our own. For all those who
have formed the state of their mind from God, Sacred Scripture is like a
mirror in which they see God, although each in a different way. The mir-
ror is made of truths that they learn from the Word and become steeped
in through living a life according to them. A first conclusion from this is
that Sacred Scripture is the fullness of God.
[ 3 ] Sacred Scripture teaches not only that God exists, but also that
there is one God. This can be established from the truths that form a
mirror, as I just indicated. These truths are connected to each other and
have the effect that we cannot think of God except as one entity. As a
result, everyone whose reason has been at all steeped in holiness from the
Word knows almost intuitively that there is one God, and senses that it
would be insane to say there are many gods. Angels cannot even open
their mouths to say “gods,” because the heavenly atmosphere in which
they live resists it. Sacred Scripture teaches the oneness of God not only
in the universal way just described but also specifically in many passages
such as the following:
Israel, hear this: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 6 : 4 ;
Mark 12 : 29 )
The only God is among you, and there is no God except me. (Isaiah
45 : 14 – 15 )
Am not I Jehovah? There is no other God except me. (Isaiah 45 : 20 – 21 )
I am Jehovah your God, and you are not to acknowledge a God except
me. (Hosea 13 : 4 )
Thus said Jehovah, the King of Israel: “I am the First and the Last, and
there is no God except me.” (Isaiah 44 : 6 )
In that day, Jehovah will be king over the whole earth; in that day there
will be one Jehovah, and his name will be one. (Zechariah 14 : 9 )7 The churches in the Christian world teach one God; this is common
knowledge. They teach this because all their teachings come from the
Word, and those teachings are all integrated as long as one God is
acknowledged not only orally but also with the heart. It is common in
Christianity today, however, for people to confess one God with their