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Module 3 Complete: One God
What the Bible says when we ask: who is the one God?
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You have now asked the most basic, foundational question of all: How many Gods does the Bible say there are, and who is He?
We have defined the three main teachings in Christendom (Trinity, Tritheism, Oneness) in the exact words of those who hold them. We have seen that the New Testament uses the singular theos for the true God, ruling out three Gods. And we have let Jesus and the apostles tell us, in their own words, exactly who they mean when they say "God."
Summary table
| Lesson | Question | Answer in brief |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | What are the options on the table? | Trinity, Tritheism, and Oneness all claim "one God," but mean entirely different things. |
| 10 | How many Gods? | The Bible plainly says one. The NT uses the singular theos for the true God, ruling out three Gods. |
| 11 | Who is the God of the Bible? | The one God is the Father. He is the source of all things, including the life of His Son. |
What the module established
- The Bible says there is one God, and every witness who identifies Him, from Moses to Revelation, names the Father.
- Alongside Him stands His Son: begotten, divine, bearing His name, and the one through whom all things were made.
- “One God” means one source: the Father. The Son is divine because He is the Son.
- The hard texts (John 1:1, “I and my Father are one,” Thomas, Hebrews 1:8, “Alpha and Omega,” the three-name verses) are answered in Module 6.
A question to leave you with
If the answer to "who is God?" is the same in every part of the Bible, why would we look for it somewhere else?