I think if anything has thrilled me in this series of lessons on the incarnation, it is that it brings home to me once again that had God not become flesh, we never would have had salvation. Do you know that? We'd have been doomed automatically. And at the same time, they came up with another thought. Now we know that the Old Testament, especially—let's go back and look at it. I really didn't intend to do this. I may even have to look and see if I can find it—Deuteronomy chapter 6 verse 4. This is the premise of most of the Jews' thinking even today. That's why an Orthodox Jew cannot swallow the New Testament, because they call our concept of a triune God polytheism. Oh, you're worshiping more than one God, and we don't. All right, here's their reasoning.

Deuteronomy 6:4

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God (Is what?) is one LORD:" They can't get away from that. But now have you ever stopped to analyze this whole idea of a triune God? Have you ever stopped to think—could God have precipitated our great plan of salvation if there'd been only one person of the Godhead? Have you ever thought about that? What if there'd only been one person of the Godhead? Let's just say God the Father. Could He have consummated this glorious plan of salvation? Well, He could have gone part way, but what would He have done when He was ready to die? He would have to be resurrected. Who would do it? See, it falls over.