1 Corinthians 8:4
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4 So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God.
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Deuteronomy 4:39
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39 “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The Lord is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.
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Isaiah 41:24
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24 But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all.
Those who choose you pollute themselves.
1 Timothy 2:5
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5 For,
There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 4:6
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6 one God and Father of all,
who is over all, in all, and living through all.
Deuteronomy 6:4
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4 “Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a]
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- 6:4 Or The Lord our God is one Lord; or The Lord our God, the Lord is one; or The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
1 Corinthians 10:19-20
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19 What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods? 20 No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to participate with demons.
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Mark 12:29
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29 Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.
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Isaiah 44:24
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24 This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer and Creator:
“I am the Lord, who made all things.
I alone stretched out the heavens.
Who was with me
when I made the earth?
1 Corinthians 8:6-7
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6 But for us,
There is one God, the Father,
by whom all things were created,
and for whom we live.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ,
through whom all things were created,
and through whom we live.
7 However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated.
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Isaiah 44:8-9
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8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid.
Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago?
You are my witnesses—is there any other God?
No! There is no other Rock—not one!”
9 How foolish are those who manufacture idols.
These prized objects are really worthless.
The people who worship idols don’t know this,
so they are all put to shame.
Isaiah 44:6
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The Foolishness of Idols
6 This is what the Lord says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies:
“I am the First and the Last;
there is no other God.
Jude 25
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25 All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.
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