Science establishes the fact that even an atom cannot be created from nothing.  This being the case, someone has brought the world, sun, moon and stars including the living beings into existence from nothing.  Whoever brought these into existence from nothing is God the Creator of the Universe.  He was the beginning of everything. He is God and he is the only God.  There is no other God but him. He is three Souls in one omnipotent Spirit body.

1. Many are worshipped as gods

People worship all kinds of gods around the world.  Some make idles and worship them as gods.  Some worship sun, moon, earth, water, cow, monkey, elephant, serpent, etc.  Some worship people who were heroes, great kings, great warriors, handsome men or prettiest women. Some worship their close kindred who passed away.  Many worship demons, devils and Lucifer, who is Satan, even by giving them different names.  All these various worshipping groups in India are collectively called as Hindus.  But they exist all over the world in different names.  Muslims worship Allah.  Jews worship God Jehovah, who is God Almighty, who is the God of Abraham and Moses.  Allah is not Jehovah.  Allah has purposed to destroy the worshippers of Jehovah.  Jews and Christians worship the same God.  But Christians worship Jehovah in his full entirety where as Jews worship only the form of Jehovah, who is God Almighty.  That is, Christians worship one Spirit God in three persons, who has created the universe, who will destroy the present universe and will create a new universe, which will be new earth with new heaven. 

The gods that are idles, animals, and other objects do not have any power to help people.  But there are spirits behind these objects of worship to show supernatural signs to make people believe that they are gods.  Moreover these spirits are worshipped directly as gods.  The leader of these spirits is Lucifer.  He has supernatural powers.  He was the prime angel of God and was rejected by God because of his iniquity.  He is known as the old serpent, the devil and Satan.  He comes as angel of light with supernatural power to deceive people.  He shows himself as god, even to Christians, in order to deceive them and to receive their worship.  "2 Cor 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.  2 Thess 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."  This Satan, in disguise, is worshipped as god by all religious people including religious Christians.  But godly people, who love God with their obedience, will not be deceived. 

2. Creator God and His Attributes

God is Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent.  He is a Spirit and is the embodiment of all Powers.  The powers of the universe come from him.  God is also a Soul and thus he is a Person. This person, who is also a Spirit, who has the Omni-Powers with which the universe was created, is God.  That is, because of His unique awesome power attributes, He is God.

A. God is a Spirit with Power

If there was a beginning, God was in existence even before that beginning.  God is a Spirit.  "John 4:24 God is a Spirit:"  Angels and fallen angels are also spirits.  God also gives a spirit to a person, who has genuinely repented of his/her sins.  Among all these spirits, God's Spirit is the only Spirit who has the awesome power attributes, which can create or destroy anything and everything including the universe. 

i. He is Omnipotent

That is, he is all powerful. Absolutely nothing is impossible to him. With his power he created the entire universe including the smallest atom therein, with all its details.   "Job 42:2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.  Psalms 147:5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.  Rev 19:6 --- Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."  

ii. He is Omnipresent

That is, he is present anywhere and everywhere. His presence is up in the skies, above the stars, under the oceans, in hell, in heaven, and all over.   "Psalms 135:6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.  Psalms 139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there." 

iii. He is Omniscient

That is, he knows everything there is to know. He knows everybody from Adam until the end of the world, what everybody thought and will think, etc.  He gives people knowledge to study the wonders of science that is existing in creation.  He knows everything in the past and knows whatever will be in the future.  Nothing is hidden from him.  "Job 26:6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.  Job 34:21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves." 

B. God's Soul has Perfect Holiness as Character

God has a Soul, which is his Person.  "Matt 12:18 --- my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased.  Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.  Jer 5:9,29 --- shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?"  God created men and women in His own image.  God's image is the Soul (Person) but it is not the image of the physical body of male and female.  "Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."  

We see that the Person of God is similar to the person of man.  God (Person, Soul) has the character of perfect holiness.  Because we also have the same kind of person as God, He asks us also to be holy because he is holy and to be perfect as God the Father is perfect.  "1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.  Matt 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Eph 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:"

3. God is Three Souls (Persons) in One Spirit

The Bible describes God as three Persons knitted in one Spirit as one Person.  These God Persons have different names, although they are jointly and individually called God.  Before 'God the Word' became the 'Son of man,' the names of these three Persons were 'the Most High', 'the Word' and 'the Spirit of God'.  After the death, resurrection and ascension of the 'Son of man' they are called 'God the Father', 'God the Son' and 'God the Holy Spirit'.  These three Persons are uniquely knitted as one Person in one Spirit.

For an example, let us consider a human person.  We are doing our works with our body.  Even though outwardly our body is doing the work, there are three equally important systems in our body jointly participating in the work.  God also being three equally important persons uniquely fit in one Spirit body as one person.

1. Brain and Nerves.  Brain tells the muscle what to do.  Brain gives commands through the nerves.  Same way, God the Father tells God the Son what to do.

2. Heart and Blood.  Heart pumps to supply the required blood to do the work.  Same way, God the Holy Spirit gives the necessary power as God the Son does the work.

3. Muscles and Bones (Body).  Body does every work.  Same way, the Son, Jesus Christ does the work by the instruction of the Father and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We see the body does the work. But the nerves, the blood and the muscles joined as one are doing the work. We see one body, but they are three different functional systems, physically united together as one unit.  In the same way, God is three Persons (soul) but one Spirit.  God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are united together as one Person, doing their own individual functions to perform the work as one God.

4. Scripture verses for Triune God

Scripture verses to show the oneness of God. "Deut 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD.  Jas 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well." For additional Scriptural verses:- You may also refer Gen 1:1, 1King 8:60, Mark 12:32, and 1Cor 8:4.

Scripture verses to show the three persons in God.  In the creation, God the Spirit moved upon the face of the waters means that the Holy Spirit was also involved in the creation.  "Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." God the Highest said to God the Word to create them.  "Gen 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."  (Additional references Gen 1:14,20,24) And God the Word was creating them.  "Gen 1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so."  (Additional references Gen 1:15,21,25.)  All the creation was done with the power from ' God the Spirit'. "Gen 1:2 --- the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."   But when God was creating man, God said “let us” (plural) make man in our (plural) image.  "Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness."  It is recorded as, God (not Gods) made man, as God is one Person.  "Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."  Throughout the complete creation all three Persons in God were involved, but it was recorded as God as if he is singular.  At only the creation of man he was recorded as plural by saying us and our.

Scripture verse to show that the three Persons as one.  The New Testament explicitly says that God the Father, God the Word and God the Holy Spirit are together as one God.  "1 John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

5. God Created Man/Woman in His Image

"Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:--- 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."  God and man are of the same image.  That is, God should look like us.  But God is a Spirit and we are from the dust of the earth, which is flesh.  "John 4:24 God is a Spirit:--  Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground,"  Spirit and flesh are not of the same image.  At our birth, we are born of the flesh and the spiritual birth has to take place later.  Most of the people may meet death without even being born again which is born of the spirit.   "John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."  But everybody is born with a soul which is our person. This person, our soul is made in the image of the Person of God.  "Matt 12:18 --- in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, ---  Heb 10:38 --- if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."  God is a person, a Soul.  You/I are/am also a person, which is a soul.  You and I are made in the image of God, because of our souls.

6. Purpose of His Creation

The true God, who is the creator of everything that is created, lives in the glorious place called heaven.  "2 Chr 30:27 their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven."  The description of heaven cannot even enter in the minds of people.  His ultimate purpose of his creation is to choose a group of obedient people to live with him, to enjoy his glory forever.  "Isa 64:4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways:" 

God became a man and preached the gospel (good news) of the kingdom of heaven.  "Matt 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.  Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."  Those who loved God and believed the gospel followed his steps in obedience.  "1 Pet 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:---"  These are the chosen of God to inherit his kingdom. They will become joint heirs with Jesus Christ. 

The God of the Bible is the only God.  "Mark 12:32 --- Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he.” He is a Spirit. “John 4:24 God is a Spirit:" God also has soul, as indicated here: "Heb 10:38 --- but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. Matt 12:18 --- my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased." So, God is Spirit and Soul.

A human exists in a body of flesh with a soul, as indicated here. "Ex 30:12 then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD.  Jer 5:9,29 --- shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?  Matt 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?"  So, human consists of a body of flesh and soul.

Both God and humans have in common is the soul. When the Scripture states that God made us in his own image, it refers to the image of his Soul. "Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."  We exist through our bodies, which are flesh. God is Spirit and not flesh. As our human bodies contain our souls, God’s Spirit contains his Souls.

God’s Spirit is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. This Spirit identifies God as our bodies identify ourselves.  A human body has one soul whereas God has more than one soul within his Spirit.  The Souls (persons) inside the Spirit of God are the Most High (the Father), the Word (the Son) and the Holy Ghost. "Matt 28:19 – in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 1John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." 

His Souls (persons) possess perfect character.  Therefore, God is righteous and holy. The three persons in God (the Trinity) are both individually and collectively one God, since the souls are in one Spirit God, who has the Omni-Powers.

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