The quality of being without an equal. Scripture stresses the uniqueness of God and of the salvation that is available only from him. Jesus Christ is the unique mediator between God and humanity.
The uniqueness of God
Isaiah 40:25 See also Exodus 8:10; 1 Samuel 2:2; Isaiah 40:18; 1 Timothy 1:17, 1 Timothy 6:15–16; Jude 1:25
“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
As a forgiver of sins
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
The uniqueness of the Trinity
The three persons are distinct
All use the first person singular pronoun: John 12:28, John 17:4; Acts 13:2; 1 Corinthians 12:4–6; Ephesians 4:4–5
God is one
Deuteronomy 6:4 See also Isaiah 44:6, Isaiah 45:5–6; Ephesians 4:6; James 2:9
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
There is plurality in the Godhead
Genesis 1:26–27, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:5–7; Isaiah 6:8; Matthew 28:20; 2 Corinthians 13:14
The uniqueness of Jesus Christ
As God's Son
John 3:16 NIV footnote “only begotten” indicates that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God, in origin, eternity and nature. See also John 1:18; Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:1–3, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
As the mediator between God and humanity
1 Timothy 2:5 See also John 1:14; Hebrews 8:6
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
As the sacrifice for sin
Hebrews 7:27 See also Romans 6:10; Hebrews 9:12, Hebrews 10:10, Hebrews 10:14, Hebrews 10:18
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
As the Saviour
Acts 4:12; John 14:6 See also 1 John 5:12
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
As the foundation
The uniqueness of Scripture
Jude 1:3 See also 2 Timothy 3:15–16; Hebrews 1:1–2; Revelation 22:18–19
Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
Each human being is unique
Psalm 139:13–16 See also Jeremiah 1:5; Galatians 1:15
For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
Each believer is unique
Revelation 2:17 See also Isaiah 43:1; John 10:3; 1 Corinthians 8:3, 1 Corinthians 12:21; Galatians 4:9; 2 Timothy 2:19
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.