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(Continued-Chapter IV-The Triune Nature Of The God Of The Universe)
As we have seen, He has revealed to us the fact that He is one in one sense of the term; on the other hand, He has with equal clarity declared that He is, in another sense, three. There can be no contradiction between the statements setting forth these facts. Though we do not thoroughly understand these truths and cannot adequately harmonize the two lines of teaching, we by faith take our stand on the revealed will of God and accept His statements at their face value. We therefore conclude that in one sense of the term God is one in His nature or essence; that He alone is Saviour, an that beside Him there is no other God. At the same time we believe the Great Confession of Israel which declares the unity of the Divine Being while affirming a plurality of personalities. Thus I take my stand on Shema and declare to the world:
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃, "Hear O Israel, Jehovah, our Gods, is Jehovah a unity" (Literal translation of Deut. 6:4). To my gentile friends I plead that they lay aside all anti-Semitism, if they have any and accept this omnipotent Jehovah. Also to my Jewish friends I pour out my heart, urging them to consider the facts and truths presented here, accept the biblical teaching regarding the holy triune God, worship, and serve Him.
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