If God is unchangeable, why are there so many words to
describe God?
Human language
has always been inadequate to describe God. We don’t have
one word, in English, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or any other
language, which describes the totality of God’s being.
The Bible uses
a wide variety of words and literary forms to tell us who
and what God is and what God means to us. The primary way
that Christians have articulated their understanding of God
is through the doctrine of the Trinity, which says that
while there is only one God, God is revealed to us in three
different natures, or Persons. Within this doctrine,
Christians have traditionally understood God as God the
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Each of these
different Persons reveals the same God to us in a particular
and unique way.
Father:
God the Father created the universe and made men and women
in God’s image, reflecting the goodness, wisdom, and love of
the Creator.
Son:
God the Son, also called “the Redeemer,” came to us as a
human, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus embodies God’s love for all
people, He lived among us, healed the sick, and taught us
about God’s love by His own example. Through His death and
resurrection, we are given forgiveness of sins and victory
over death.
Holy Spirit:
God the Holy Spirit abides in us, inspiring us to understand
the Word of God as recorded in the Bible and to share what
we believe with other people.
