The One True God [Spiral-bound]

Paul David Washer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 3, 2009

The One True God is a unique kind of workbook, intending not just to teach truth but to lead to an encounter with the living God. Beneath that goal the book aims to ground believers in orthodox Christian theology and the actual contents of the Bible. Students are encouraged to thoughtfully draw conclusions from the Scriptures rather than to merely absorb the principles, inferences, and illustrations set before them by the author. For this reason the book does not include such material and instead focuses on digesting the Scriptures directly.

Through God s own words and under various systematic headings the book unfolds the nature of God. In this way the reader is set on a firm foundation and will readily perceive the centrality and high authority of biblical doctrine within the Christian life. It is the author s conviction that the study of doctrine is both an intellectual and devotional discipline. Therefore students are guided throughout the study to think through and apply the truths they learn, meditating on the demands of Scripture for their heart and mind. The book puts us squarely in the middle of the material, and demands we give searching thought to how we will live before such a God.

This workbook is especially suited for the following contexts: (1) doctrinal training for new converts; (2) college or adult Bible studies; (3) private study; (4) Christian or home school curriculum; (5) Sunday school material; (6) an aid to parents in teaching the Word of God to their children.

Editorial Reviews

Review

In The One True God, Paul Washer has provided a sound, biblical, substantive theological study for those of us who have been longing for more. Anyone interested in bolstering their understanding of the Doctrine of God will find this study immensely valuable. Moreover, since The One True God is expositional in nature, it can also serve as a teaching tool to give young believers a solid foundation, or to aid in evangelizing unbelievers. ----Voddie Bauchum, Author of Family Driven Faith

Paul David Washer's study guide on the doctrine of God, The One True God, is the best introductory work known to me. It sets out great truths in clear and balanced form. Human authorities are not quoted but it is evident that the author is familiar with the literature of historic Christianity and accordingly he misses the pitfalls into which others might fall. Young Christians could scarcely spend their time better than working carefully through these pages. ----Iain H Murray, Banner of Truth

The One True God will lead you through a profitable exercise in biblical and systematic theology. You will learn what the Bible says about the character and attributes of the God who is truly like no other. This is a wonderful work that I pray will help many grow in knowing God. Read it and be blessed. Read it and worship your God. --Daniel L Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

About the Author

Paul Washer became a believer while attending the University of Texas studying to become an oil and gas lawyer. He completed his undergraduate studies and enrolled at Southwestern Theological Seminary where he received his Master of Divinity degree. He left the states shortly after graduation as a North American missionary to Peru.

Paul ministered as a missionary in Peru for 10 years, during which time he founded the HeartCry Missionary Society to support Peruvian Church planters. The work of HeartCry now supports over 80 indigenous missionaries in 15 different countries throughout Eastern Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

An itinerant preacher, Paul also frequently teaches at his home church, Grace Life Church of the Shoals. At present, Paul serves as the Director of HeartCry Missionary Society and resides in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with his wife Charo and two sons Ian and Evan, and one daughter Rowan.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 192 pages
• Publisher: Granted Ministries (February 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981732100
• ISBN-13: 978-0981732107
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Insulting Those You do not Know, March 30, 2009

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This review is from: The One True God (Spiral-bound)

I know Paul Washer. I have sat under his teaching. I have conversed with him, both regarding his teaching, and regarding the faith. He speaks hard things, but he speaks honest things. If you are looking to get your ears tickled, don't buy this book, because instead of getting them tickled you'll be getting them boxed. Paul teaches hard things, but he teaches honest things, he teaches solid things, and he teaches the true things. So, if you want to know God as He really is instead of like the ear-ticklers would prefer He was, park yourself between the pages of this book and don't come up except to eat, drink, and breathe the Bible, which is the Word of God.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid, Biblical Study, March 31, 2009

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Tim Challies (Oakville, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The One True God (Spiral-bound)

It is a question I am asked a lot: what Bible study curriculum do you recommend? I rarely know what to say. There are so many of them available; time would fail me to collect, examine and review them all. I was interested, then, to see that Paul Washer is releasing a new edition of The One True God, a title first released several years ago. It is published by Granted Ministries Press. No less than Iain Murray declares that it is "the best introductory work known to me. ... Young Christians could scarcely spend their time better than working carefully through these pages."

This is a 192 page hardcover book meant for serious study. "The great goal of this study is for the student to have an encounter with God through His Word. Founded upon the conviction that the Scriptures are the inspired and infallible Word of God, this study has been designed in such a way that it is literally impossible for the student to advance without an open Bible before him or her." And he is right. A person who seeks to skim through this study or who leaves it for the last minute will not only gain very little but will actually be unable to complete it.

Washer begins his book this necessary, valuable exhortation. "The study of doctrine is both an intellectual and devotional discipline. It is a passionate search for God that should always lead the student to greater personal transformation, obedience, and heartfelt worship. Therefore, the student should be on guard against the great error of seeking only impersonal knowledge, and not the person of God. Neither mindless devotion nor mere intellectual pursuits are profitable, for in either case, God is lost." The purpose of this study, then, is not merely to increase knowledge, but to increase devotion. At the same time, we must not downplay knowledge for "The mind is not the enemy of the heart, and doctrine is not an obstacle to devotion. The two are indispensable and should be inseparable." We must love God with heart, soul and mind; we must love God in both spirit and truth.

Each of the book's fourteen lessons looks to a specific attribute of God. Studies include "God is One," "God is Spirit," "God is Righteous," "God is Creator and Sustainer" and "The Names of God." The student will complete lessons only by looking to Scripture, studying it and understanding it. It is self-directed in that the benefit gained will be directly proportional to the work given to it. Says Washer, "The student will find that this is primarily a Biblical study and does not contain much in the way of colorful illustrations, quaint stories, or even theological commentaries. It was our desire to provide a work that only pointed the way to the Scriptures and allowed the Scriptures to speak for themselves." And this is exactly what he accomplishes.

The lessons are completed right within the book, ensuring that this is a book you will personalize and make your own. There are fill-in-the-blank questions, questions that will require turning to Scripture and completing a sentence or two of summary, and questions that will require thought and application. All of this is interspersed with solid, biblical teaching about the person and character of God. You can view an older edition of the book here if you would like to get a taste of the format (though you should note that the new edition looks quite a bit nicer, even if the content is the same).

Suitable for individual use, small groups or Sunday school classes, this is a valuable book and one that will serve you well. It will draw your mind, your heart and your affections to the One True God. I highly recommend it and agree with Iain Murray--a young Christian could scarcely do better than to work through it with care, keeping his Bible open all the while.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meets A Real Need!, March 31, 2009

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Garrett Holthaus (Kirksville, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The One True God (Spiral-bound)

There are many excellent books on the attributes of God (e.g., Pink, Charnock Tozer), but this one meets a real need: the need for students of the Word to encounter the God of the Bible through the text of the Bible itself. This workbook is geared more towards new believers, but it should not be relegated to "beginner material" as there is plenty of meat here for all Christians to profit from. In short, if you desire a more intimate knowledge of the God of the Bible by digging into the Scriptures themselves, then this book is for you.