The Nugget:
1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
My Comment:
A related verse, a verse that is related to Deuteronomy 6:4, from the New Testament, is found at 1 Corinthians 8:6,
1Co 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Many who do not believe in the Trinity refer to this verse to teach there is only one God, the Father. Therefore, they conclude, Jesus cannot be God.
But the fact that Paul refers to Jesus by calling Him the “Lord Jesus Christ” shows that Jesus is included in the Godhead.
Paul affirms the Deity of Christ by calling Him Lord.
When Paul states of the Lord Jesus Christ that by Him “are all things,” Paul refers to our Lord Jesus Christ as the creator of all things. This truth is affirmed in other places in the New Testament. Jesus is called Lord (Luke 2:11. John 13:13. Acts 10:36. 1 Corinthians 12:3). Jesus is called the creator of all things (Colossians 1:16. John 1:3. Hebrews 1:2). Since only God can create, this confirms that Jesus is God.
The Holy Spirit is also called God in the New Testament:
Act 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Act 5:4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Peter said that Ananias had lied to the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit. Then Peter said Ananias had not lied to men but had lied to God. Therefore, Peter identified the Holy Spirit as God. Yet the Holy Spirit is not the Father, but a separate person in the Godhead. So since the Holy Spirit is identified as God, and the Father is identified as God, and our Lord Jesus Christ is identified as God, and each of these are individual eternal persons in the Godhead, the doctrine of the Trinity is proven to be the teaching of the Bible.
jerry thank your encouraging va 1 Cor 8.6 cross refs add to it . Mal 2.10 Have we not one Father? hath one created us? Eph 4.6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Acts 17.28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being!
Romans 11.36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things; be glory for ever.