ACC ~ Mark 12 v29

GOD FILLS ALL THINGS

ATHANASIUS: Since God is one, [1] it is ridiculous to suppose that there could be still another “Lord” of heaven and earth in addition to the Lord who is one. There is simply no room for a second Lord of all, if the one true God fills all things in the compass of heaven and earth. AGAINST THE HEATHEN 6.4. [2]

[1] Cf. Deut 6:4.

[2] NPNF 2 4:7**; TLG 2035.001, 6.22-25. By definition, there can only be one Lord of all.

THE ONE GOD

HILARY OF POITIERS: If sacred truth, when challenged by blasphemy, is met by silence, even that silence may be falsely construed as consent. This is what has happened in the case of the Arian assertion that because God is one, therefore his Son is not God. … The same one who authorizes us to confess the Son of God as God justifies us in proclaiming the one God. ON THE TRINITY 5.1-2. [1]

[1] Cetedoc 0433, 62.5.1.5; NPNF 2 9:85**; cf. FC 25:135. God the Son is truly God, even as God the Father is truly God.