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→Attributes or Character of God: God is Triune
God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]]. According to the Bible, the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]] on the cross of calvary and then resurrection, is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.
God exercises eternal and righteous judgment of the wicked in [[hell]], because of an inherent problem in the human heart, namely [[Sin]]. According to the Bible, the sacrifice of [[Jesus Christ]] on the cross of calvary and then resurrection, is God's merciful and gracious response to the problem of the human heart.
=== God is Triune ===
{{main|Trinity}}.
Although the Bible does not use the term, it is clear that God is a triune God, or three in one.
These are sometimes referred to as ''God the Father'', ''God the Son'' (Jesus), and the ''Holy Spirit''.
This idea of a trinity is illustrated, for example, in the first verse of the [[Gospel of John]], in which Jesus is referred to as the "Word":
{{Bible quote|In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.|book=John|chap=1|verses=1|version=NIV}}
This verse not only says that "the Word" (Jesus) is synonymous with God, but also says that the Word was "in the beginning", which means that He existed before all else existed, something that is only true of God.
This is reinforced two verses later, in which Jesus is described as the creator.
Genesis refers to God as being the Creator.
{{Bible quote|Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.|book=John|chap=1|verses=3|version=NIV}}
The idea, although made clearer in the [[New Testament]] where we are introduced to Jesus and the Holy Spirit, is alluded to in the [[Old Testament]], such as in {{Bible ref|Genesis|1|26}} which relates God saying, "Let us make man in our image", indicating a plurality.
== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==
== "God" sometimes used to refer to God the Father ==