monotheism

• Monotheism


  The Christian belief that there is only one God
• Deuteronomy 6:4: 'Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one'
• Monotheism is not exclusive to Christianity, it is also found in Judaism and Islam
• The development of monotheism is found in the Old Testament writings of the prophets
• Isaiah 44: 'I am the first and the last, apart from me there is no God'
• Sinai Covenant


  The agreement made through Moses between God and Israel, where Israel would be God's chosen people if they obeyed God fully
• Exodus 19:5: 'Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession'
• The Sinai Covenant involved holding certain obligations listed in the Ten Commandments
• Deuteronomy 6:4: 'The Lord our God, the Lord is one'
• Exodus 20:3: 'You shall have no other gods before me'
• Isaiah 44: 'I am the first and I am the last, apart from me there is no God'
• Psalm 86: 'You alone are God'
• 1 Timothy 2:5: 'There is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus'
• 1 Corinthians 8:4: 'There is no God but one'
• Ethical monotheism


  The belief that the one God is also the sole source of ethics and morality