The Father is God
Published on: February 5, 2025
The Bible provides overwhelming evidence that God the Father is fully God, sharing the same divine essence as the Son and the Holy Spirit. Below are key categories that demonstrate His deity with extensive supporting verses.
📜 Key Scriptures
The Father is Directly Called God
The Bible explicitly refers to the Father as God in multiple places.
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Isaiah 45:5 | "I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God." |
| John 17:3 | "And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." |
| 1 Corinthians 8:6 | "Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist." |
| Malachi 2:10 | "Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us?" |
The Father Possesses the Attributes of God
The Father shares the divine attributes that belong to God alone.
| Attribute | Reference | Verse |
|---|---|---|
| Eternal | Psalm 90:2 | "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God." |
| Omniscient (All-Knowing) | 1 John 3:20 | "For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything." |
| Omnipotent (All-Powerful) | Jeremiah 32:17 | "Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power... nothing is too hard for you." |
| Omnipresent (Everywhere Present) | Jeremiah 23:24 | "Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth?" |
| Truth | Deuteronomy 32:4 | "The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he." |
The Father is Worshiped as God
The Father is the recipient of worship, which is reserved for God alone.
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Matthew 6:9 | "Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.’" |
| John 4:23-24 | "But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth." |
| Revelation 7:10 | "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!" |
The Father Forgives Sins (Which Only God Can Do)
The Bible teaches that only God has the authority to forgive sins.
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Isaiah 43:25 | "I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins." |
| Exodus 34:6-7 | "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness... forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin." |
The Father Created All Things
God the Father is the Creator of all things.
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Genesis 1:1 | "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." |
| Malachi 2:10 | "Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us?" |
| Isaiah 64:8 | "But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand." |
The Father Calls Himself God
The Father explicitly identifies Himself as God.
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Exodus 3:14 | "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.'" |
| Isaiah 46:9 | "For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me." |
The Father is the Final Judge
The Bible teaches that God the Father is the ultimate Judge.
| Reference | Verse |
|---|---|
| Psalm 75:7 | "But it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another." |
| Romans 2:5-6 | "But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. He will render to each one according to his works." |
| Hebrews 12:23 | "To God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect." |
🕊 The Trinity: Attributes Shared by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
| Attribute | Father | Son | Holy Spirit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal | Psalm 90:2 | Hebrews 13:8 | Hebrews 9:14 |
| Omniscient (All-Knowing) | 1 John 3:20 | John 16:30 | 1 Corinthians 2:10-11 |
| Omnipotent (All-Powerful) | Jeremiah 32:17 | Matthew 28:18 | Romans 15:19 |
| Omnipresent (Everywhere Present) | Jeremiah 23:24 | Matthew 18:20 | Psalm 139:7-8 |
| Truth | Deuteronomy 32:4 | John 14:6 | John 16:13 |
| Creator | Genesis 1:1 | John 1:3 | Job 33:4 |
| Sovereign | Psalm 115:3 | Revelation 19:16 | 1 Corinthians 12:11 |
| Holy | Revelation 15:4 | Acts 3:14 | Ephesians 4:30 |
| Gives Life | Genesis 2:7 | John 5:21 | Romans 8:11 |
| Judge | Psalm 75:7 | 2 Corinthians 5:10 | Acts 5:3-4 |
| Love | 1 John 4:8 | John 15:13 | Romans 5:5 |
| Resurrects | Acts 2:24 | John 2:19 | Romans 8:11 |
🕊️ Key Insights
These verses make it clear that the Father is fully God:
- He is called God directly.
- He has the attributes of God.
- He is worshiped as God.
- He forgives sins (which only God can do).
- He created all things.
- He calls Himself God.
- He is the final Judge.
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit share the same divine essence, confirming the truth of the Trinity.