I. The Lord our God is but¹ one God, whose² subsistence is in Himself; whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but Himself, who only has immortality,³ dwelling in the light, which no man can approach unto; who is in Himself most⁴ holy, every way⁵ infinite, in greatness,⁶ wisdom,⁷ power,⁸ love, merciful and gracious,⁹ long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; who gives¹⁰ being, moving, and preservation to all creatures.

1. Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Isaiah 46:9 remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, 1 Corinthians 8:6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. ↩︎
2. Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” ↩︎
3. 1 Timothy 6:16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen. ↩︎
4. Isaiah 43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King. ↩︎
5. Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure. ↩︎
6. Deuteronomy 32:3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord; ascribe greatness to our God! ↩︎
7. Job 36:5 “Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. ↩︎
8. Jeremiah 10:12 It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. ↩︎
9. Exodus 34:6–7 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” ↩︎
10. Acts 17:28 for “ ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’ Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. ↩︎