The bible reveals the nature of God as a spirit, unity and trinity. He is a spirit, a personal infiniti being
(John 4:24); He is unity, one in substance or nature and incapable of being divided into separate parts (Deut. 6:4); and He
is trinity, eternally existing in three coequal persons (Matt. 28:19).
While great mystery surrounds God's nature, it is reassuring to know that our God is above us. God's
attributes are merely words we use to describe how God is and how He acts towards us. God's attributes are love, holiness,
constancy, justice, truth, eternally, omniscience (all knowing), omnipresence (all-present), and omnipotence (all powerful).
The fact that we can grasp and understand this much about God is evidence of God's desire that all people may know Him.
The word "Father" is variously applied in the bible. When God is spoken of as the Father of all men,
it is as Creator; as Father of Christ, it expresses an eternal, unique relationship; as the Father of believers, it denotes
a relationship established by grace; and as Father of Israel, it means a bond established by covenant. However Father is used,
it is a deliberately chosen word to communicate to men one of the primary ways God wants us to conceive of Him.
The title "Son of God" is one which Jesus never directly applied to Himself, but when others applied
it to Him Jesus willingly accepted it as a claim to His own deity (John 10:24-38). Jesus often referred to Himself as "the
Son" which was an abbreviation for the Son of God. How significant is this term to Christians? It is very important because
it helps establish some major truths without which we would be left with little evidence that the words of Christ were actually
true. Our relationship with the Son of God determines whether we will become Christians, our relationship also of the Spirit
of God determines what kind of believers we will be.
God the Father:
Mal. 2:10 - God the Father of all.
Matt. 3:17 - God the Father of Christ.
Rom. 8:15 - God the Father of believers.
God the Son:
Is. 9:6 - the person of the Son of God.
John 10:10 - the earthly life of the Son of God.
Mark 10:45 - the ministry of the Son of God.
God the Holy Spirit:
Eph. 4:3 - the person of the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5 - the work of the Holy Spirit in salvation.
1 Cor. 6:19 - the work of the Holy Spirit in Christian living.
