Trinity : Biblical Affirmation of Monotheism

As with collecting biblical texts which elucidate the doctrine of the Trinity, it is very frustrating to seek to compile biblical texts that assert monotheism as there is so many. Surely, many will be missed. Some of the below are, more or less, meant to explicitly assert monotheism and some imply it via singular references to God.

It is indispensible to include references to monotheism in a consideration of Trinitarian doctrine in that monotheism is the very first plank upon which Trinitarian doctrine is premised. Without monotheism the Bible would teach polytheism and without Trinitarian doctrine the Bible would teach strict monotheism. Yet, the Bible teaches Trinitarian-monotheism.

This summary of scriptures relevant to the biblical statements of monotheism will be followed by the actual quotations:

Genesis 1:1, 26; Deuteronomy 4:35, 39, 6:4, 32:39; 2nd Samuel 7:22; 1st Kings 8:60; 2nd Kings 5:15, 19:15; 1st Chronicles 17:20; Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 18:31, 83:18, 86:10; Isaiah 37:16, 20, 41:4, 43:10-11, 44:6-8, 45:5, 45:21, 46:9; Hosea 13:4; Joel 2:27; Zechariah 14:9; Malachi 2:10; Mark 12:29; John 1:1, 3:16, 17:3; Romans 3:30; 1st Corinthians 8:4-6; Galatians 3:20; Ephesians 4:6; 1st Thessalonians 1:9; 1st Timothy 1:17, 2:5; James 2:19

Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

Genesis 1:26 "Then God said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness_'"
[note "God" singular, says "Let Us" plural]

Deuteronomy 4:35, 39 "Unto thee it was shown, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him_Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else."

Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD thy God is one LORD."

Deuteronomy 32:39 "See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me_"

2nd Samuel 7:22 "Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God; for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears."

1st Kings 8:60 "That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else."

2nd Kings 5:15 "And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant."

2nd Kings 19:15 "And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth."

1st Chronicles 17:20 "O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears."

Nehemiah 9:6 "Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou has made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee."

Psalm 18:31 "For who is God save the LORD? Or who is a rock save our God?"

Psalm 83:18 "That they may know that You, whose name alone is the LORD, Are the Most High over all the earth."

Psalm 86:10 "For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone."

Isaiah 37:16, 20 "O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou has made heaven and earth_Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only."

Isaiah 41:4 "Who has performed and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first; and with the last I am He.'"

Isaiah 43:10-11 "Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no savior."

Isaiah 44:6-8 "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. Fear ye not, neither be afraid; have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any."

Isaiah 45:5 "I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me."

Isaiah 45:21 "Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time: who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside me."

Isaiah 46:9 "For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me."

Hosea 13:4 "Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me; for there is no savior beside me."

Joel 2:27 "And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed."

Zechariah 14:9 "And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one."

Malachi 2:10 "Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another by profaning the covenant of the fathers?"

Mark 12:29 "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord_"

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

John 17:3 "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."

Romans 3:30 "Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith."

1st Corinthians 8:4-6 "As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him."

Galatians 3:20 "Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one."

Ephesians 4:6 "One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."

1st Thessalonians 1:9 "For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God."

1st Timothy 1:17 "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen."

1st Timothy 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."

James 2:19 "Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble."