This early morning, let’s discuss whether there is only One God ── in whom they call the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost? Well … notice John 1:1 ── “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Which means that there are two Gods – the One that is called God, whom we now call Father, and the Word who became our Lord Jesus Christ – cf. verse 14.
In truth, the God of the Old Testament was (for the most part) the God we now know as Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. That there are at this present time two Gods ── the Father and the Son.
But why is it that we call God Father? Is it correct to do so?
Well … until relatively recently, the majority of biblical theologians believed that the Father was and is God. There are many Protestants who now shy away from terms like “Father.” Other so-called Christians are now objecting to its use, stating that it’s a “male-bias” term.
Well… like all subjects, what does God’s living word teach concerning this? What were the early apostles taught concerning this?
Let us begin in the Old Testament of God’s living word (and let us keep in mind that the God who is speaking here was called ‘the Word’ who would later become our very Savior) ──
“’ A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name, Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’” – Malachi 1:6.
The LORD wants to be honored as ‘the Father.’
Let’s now notice what the Prophet Isaiah was inspired to write ──
“ … You, O LORD, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.” – Isaiah 63:16.
“But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.” – Isaiah 64:8.
Yes, the LORD is our Father. (See also: Isaiah 9:6, in which our Lord Jesus is also called “Everlasting Father.”
The Prophet Jeremiah also confirms this understanding ──
“ … ‘For I am a Father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.’” – Jeremiah 31:9.
Our heavenly Father is also called “the Ancient of Days” – Daniel 7:9; 7:13, 22.
What about God’s living word in the New Testament?
Well … first and foremost, the living word of our Savior, Jesus Christ ──
“ ‘But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24) God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit [or rather, through the Spirit of God] and truth.’” – John 4:23-24.
“ … ‘which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.’” – John 6:27.
Indeed, our Lord Jesus Christ announced that one of His commissions was to: Reveal the Father ──
“ ‘Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25) O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26) And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.’” – John 17:24-26.
Again, the Father and the Son ── two Gods.
Also notice ──
“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32) Jesus answered them, ‘Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?’” – John 10:31-32.
Is it crystal clear that our Lord Jesus, whom the Jews here desired to stone to death, was the Son of God, “the Father.”
And when He was asked how we should pray, He gave us an example ──
“ ‘In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10) Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.’” – Matthew 6:9-10.
Yes, indeed, God is to be addressed as “Father.”
The Apostle Paul had ── at any given opportunity ── to speak of three Gods in One. Yet, he only mentions two Gods. The Father and the Son ──
“To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” – Romans 1:7.
Our beloved Apostle James speaks of the Father and Son ──
“Pure and undefiled religion before God [our Lord Jesus Christ] and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” – James 1:27.
The Apostle Peter also wrote of the Father and Son ──
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” – 1 Peter 1:3.
The Apostle John also wrote of the Father and Son ──
“Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.” – 2 John 3.
The Apostle Jude also wrote of the Father and Son ──
“Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ: 2) Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.” – Jude 1-2.
So, notice that if “Three in One” is true, they all certainly had an opportunity to teach so. Yet, they only speak of God our Father and God our Savior.
God is indeed our heavenly Father. Our Lord Jesus Christ once again ──
“ ‘For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.’” – Matthew 6:14.
“ …‘ … your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33) But SEEK FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.’” – Matthew 6:32, 33.
“ … ‘ … how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!’” – Luke 11:13.
One of the LORD God’s holy and righteous commandments ──
“’ Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.’” – Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16.
So, our human fathers are to be honored; how much greater is our heavenly Father to be honored!
Sadly, a growing number of so-called Christians no longer acknowledge God as “Father” ──
July 10, 2011United Church of Christ Votes to Remove “Heavenly Father” from BylawsExplaining the change, which reflects a trend toward gender-neutralizing (and in some cases feminizing) God that has been in vogue throughout the denomination for years, UCC spokesperson Barb Powell told World Net Daily: “In the UCC, our language for God, Christ and the Holy Spirit … is preferred to be more open for different expressions of the Trinity. Heavenly Father is just one vision.” The male gender of the Godhead is clear from the Bible. Yet, although the scriptures in the Old and New Testaments use the male gender for the Godhead, some ‘modern’ Protestants wish to move away from this.June 28, 2024Understanding UCC Theology: Core Beliefs and PracticesThe (UCC) welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds and theological perspectives. UCC theology centers on a core set of beliefs and practices that emphasize inclusivity, …(https://ocucc.org/understanding-ucc-theology-core-beliefs-and-practices/).
- God’s Trinitarian Nature: The UCC believes in God as a Trinity: Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit.
In truth, a trinitarian nature is not taught within’ God’s living word, nor is the “come as you are” doctrine.
Of course, these religious traditions and personal preferences, along with many others, were also rampant and prolific in our Lord Jesus’ day ──
“’ And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.’” – Matthew 6:5.
“ … ‘Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? … 7) Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: 8) ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 9) And in vain they worship Me, Teaching AS DOCTRINES the commandments of men.’” – Matthew 15:3, 7-9.
Today’s “politically correct” and “woke” religious traditions are nothing new ── yet they are a direct violation of God’s living word!
What about the Roman Catholics?
Well … a group of Roman Catholic women and priests came up with a new biblical translation called the Inclusive New Testament. It flat-out ignores the literal Greek where they believe there is “gender-bias.” Notice this absolute abomination ──
“Son of Man” becomes Chosen One or Promised One. …“Lord” becomes Sovereign or Savior, and Jesus’ frequent references to “the Father” become Abba God.Those who have winced at the misogyny of expressions like “the whore of Babylon” will see Good News in the rendering of Revelation 17:5, which describes the scarlet beast covered with blasphemous names. “This cryptic name was written on its forehead: Babylon the Great, Source of All Idolatry and of the Abominations of the Earth.” …The intention of the Priests for Equality was to make The Inclusive New Testament truly inclusive by focusing “on those whom society has marginalized: women, ethnic and racial minorities, lesbians and gay people, and those typecast in terms of their afflictions” (Introduction, p. xx).(https://eewc.com/the-inclusive-bible/, retrieved 13 April 2026).
Again ── that Bible is a direct influence of Satan, the Devil, and is blasphemous! Now, while “Abba” is a Greek translation of the Aramaic word “Father.” Most do not immediately think of the word Abba in that way. There was a Swedish rock group called ABBA.
With that said, we should also consider something that our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us ──
“ ‘Do not call ANYONE on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.’” – Matthew 23:9.
Yet, we know that Roman Catholic priests are called “father” by others ── often despite the individual's faith! Exactly what our Lord and Savior says not to do!
Our beloved Apostle Peter has warned that “untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.” – 2 Peter 3:16. In fact, even most “taught” people (like the Roman Catholic priests) continue to ignore proper teaching so that they twist Scriptures to say what they want.
Assuredly, both the Old and New Testaments teach us that God is Father. God’s living word is clear: God is our Father, and Jesus is our Savior, the Son of God.
Be not dissuaded by those who have an ulterior motive who do not teach, nor want to believe, the living and eternal word of God. □
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