
Episode #137
Ep.137 Attributes of God: Introduction & Unity
Attributes of God: The Unity of God & Understanding the Trinity | Lesson 1, Part 1 What is God really like—and can we truly know Him? In this opening lesson of The Attributes of God, Pastor Keith Seiber begins a detailed King James Bible study of the nature and character of God, examining His divine attributes with a special focus on the unity of God and the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. The goal of studying God's attributes is not merely to accumulate theological information. Job 22:21 says, “Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.” There is a tremendous difference between knowing facts about God and actually knowing God. This series is designed not simply to make us better informed, but better acquainted with Him. Because this first class only made it partway through the Trinity section, this episode concentrates on the material actually covered rather than moving ahead into the lesson's later sections on God's perfection and beauty. In this episode, you'll discover: What theologians mean when they speak of the attributes of God Why God's attributes are not additions to His being but revelations of Who He is Why knowing doctrine about God must lead to knowing, obeying, and worshipping God How Scripture reveals God through both His unity and His many perfections Why God is not made up of separate “parts” such as love, holiness, justice, and mercy How God's love is always holy, His holiness is always loving, and His mercy never contradicts His justice Why holiness occupies such a prominent place in Scripture's revelation of God's character What the Bible means when it declares, “The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4) Why biblical monotheism is not merely an abstract doctrine but a tremendous source of comfort The significance—and limitations—of the Hebrew word echad when discussing God's oneness Why Scripture leaves absolutely no room for competing gods How the New Testament continues to affirm the Old Testament doctrine that there is only one God How Christians can confess one God while also believing in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Why the doctrine of the Trinity does not teach three Gods Why the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are distinct Persons without being separate Gods How the historic statement “neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance” helps guard against two opposite errors Why the Son is not one-third of God and the Father is not the “senior partner” of the Godhead How the classic Trinity shield diagram helps us state what Scripture teaches without reducing God to an inadequate human analogy One of the foundational truths of this lesson is the unity of God. Scripture declares: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4). The nations surrounding Israel worshipped many gods because each supposed deity was limited—one for rain, another for crops, another for the sea, another for fertility. But the believer needs only one God because the true God is sufficient for everything. There is no crisis outside His power, no need outside His provision, and no circumstance beyond His wisdom. That biblical insistence upon one God does not contradict the doctrine of the Trinity. Rather, it establishes one of its essential foundations. Christianity does not teach three Gods. It teaches one essential Being eternally existing in three distinct Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Each Person is fully God, yet the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Ghost is not the Father. The Trinity diagram used in the lesson helps visualize those biblical guardrails: the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God; yet the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Ghost is not the Father. The diagram is useful precisely because it avoids portraying the Persons as three pieces that combine to make God. And Scripture supports every one of those distinctions. The Father is called God in Romans 1:7. Of the Son, Hebrews 1:8 declares, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.” Acts 5 identifies lying to the Holy Ghost with lying to God. At Christ's baptism, meanwhile, the Son stands in Jordan, the Father speaks from Heaven, and the Holy Ghost descends—three distinct Persons present simultaneously. This is why studying the attributes of God matters. A small view of God eventually produces a small Christianity. The more clearly we see Who God has revealed Himself to be, the more deeply we should trust Him, reverence Him, worship Him, and order our lives around Him. If you're interested in the Attributes of God, the Trinity explained, the unity of God, one God in three Persons, Father Son and Holy Ghost, Christian doctrine, systematic theology, Baptist doctrine, the deity of Christ, the deity of the Holy Spirit, or in-depth KJV Bible study, this series is designed to help you move beyond merely knowing about God toward becoming more deeply acquainted with Him through His Word. This lesson will continue next week as we finish our study of the Trinity before moving further into the attributes of God. Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts, leave a rating and written review, and share this episode with someone who wants to deepen their understanding of biblical doctrine. Every follow, rating, review, and share helps more listeners discover faithful King James Bible teaching and verse-by-verse biblical instruction. Scripture: Job 22:21; Deuteronomy 6:4; selected Scriptures (KJV) Series: The Attributes of God Lesson 1: The Unity, Perfection, and Beauty of God — Part 1 Primary Topic: The Unity of God & The Trinity Speaker: Pastor Keith Seiber Church: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

