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[[ko:하나님]]'''God''' is the [[The Creator|Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].

'''God''' is the [[Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].

==Etymology==

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{{quote5 |내용=Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them '''in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.'''|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Matthew 28:19]}}

The name of [[God the Father]], who worked in the Age of the Father, is [[Jehovah]]. The name of [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came to this world in the flesh]] during the Age of the Son is [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. In the Age of the Holy Spirit, God accomplishes the work of salvation with a [[New Name on White Stone (New Name of Jesus)|new name]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A12&version=NIV |title=Revelation 3:12|quote= }}</ref>

The name of [[God the Father]], who worked in the Age of the Father, is [[Jehovah]]. The name of [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came to this world in the flesh]] during the Age of the Son is [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. In the Age of the Holy Spirit, God accomplishes the work of salvation with a [[The New Name on a White Stone: The New Name of Jesus|new name]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A12&version=NIV |title=Revelation 3:12|quote= }}</ref>

According to the biblical truth of the [[Trinity|Holy Trinity]], Jehovah the Father, Jesus the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one and the same God the Father. God the Father, who is one, plays the roles of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at different times for the salvation of mankind, and uses different names for each.

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===The Meaning of ‘One God’'===

God, who expresses Himself as “us,” exists as God the Father and God the Mother. ''Elohim'', the original Hebrew word for God, is also a plural noun meaning ''Gods'', implying that God is more than one. However, there is also a Bible record that says, “''There is only one God''.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A5&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 2:5|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A15&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:15|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A41&version=NIV |title=John 8:41|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 4:6|quote= }}</ref> The [[Meaning of One God|meaning of one God]] can be known through [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first man and woman created in the image of God.

God, who expresses Himself as “us,” exists as God the Father and God the Mother. ''Elohim'', the original Hebrew word for God, is also a plural noun meaning ''Gods'', implying that God is more than one. However, there is also a Bible record that says, “''There is only one God''.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A5&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 2:5|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A15&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:15|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A41&version=NIV |title=John 8:41|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 4:6|quote= }}</ref> The [[The Meaning of the One God|meaning of one God]] can be known through [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first man and woman created in the image of God.

In the [[Bible]], Adam and Eve are considered one person, and the person who represents them is Adam.

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===Omnipotence===

[[File:Murillo Abraham.jpg|thumb|''Abraham and the Three Angels by'' Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667: [[Abraham]] received God who appeared as a man. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667]]

God is the [[Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>

God is the [[The Creator|Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>

God governs and manages the countless objects within the infinite expanse of the universe according to His providence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+28%3A23-28&version=NIV |title=Job 28:23–28|quote= }}</ref> so there is nothing in the universe, no matter how small, that is beyond God’s reach. Also, God’s eyes observe everything.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=Psalms 33:13–15|quote= }}</ref> No matter how much we hide in secret, it is fully revealed before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+139%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Psalms 139:1–18|quote= }}</ref> In the presence of such God, this world is as small as dust and merely a drop in the bucket.

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===Work of Redemption===

*'''Jehovah'''

In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>

In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[The Exodus|Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>

The Israelites who entered Canaan after the Exodus established a kingdom through the period of the [[Judge|judges]], the once-united kingdom later split into the [[Southern Kingdom of Judah]] and the [[Northern Kingdom of Israel]]. Throughout all ages, God protected and redeemed the people from tribulation and oppression when they kept God’s covenant such as the Passover and obeyed His commandments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+19%3A5&version=NIV |title=Exodus 19:5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1%3A5&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 1:5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+7%3A23-24&version=NIV |title=2 Samuel 7:23–24|quote= }}</ref>

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==See also ==

*[[Creator]]

*[[The Creator|Creator]]

* [[Redeemer]]

*[[Judge]]

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*[[Elohim]]

*[[Name of God]]

*[[Image of God]]

*[[The Image of God]]

*[[Meaning of One God]]

*[[The Meaning of the One God]]

*[[Trinity]]

*[[God the Father and God the Mother]]

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-[[File:Dieu Tout-Puissant Chapelle Royale Versailles ceiling.jpg|thumb|''Almighty God the Father'', Part of the ceiling painting depicting God in the chapel of Versailles Palace, France, by Antoine Coypel, 1708]]
+<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:하나님]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->'''God''' is the [[The Creator|Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].
-'''God''' is the [[Creator]] of the universe, the Omnipotent and the Eternal Supreme Being who rules over all things in the universe through providence. God is also the [[Judge]] who discerns good and evil, and brings down the [[Last Judgment]]. God typically refers to the deity believed in Christianity and Catholicism, but in a comprehensive sense, it encompasses all objects of religious faith. The God spoken of in the Bible is the true deity who created heaven and earth, and is the [[God of Love|loving God]] who sacrificed His life to save humanity as the Father and Mother of [[Soul|souls]].
 ==Etymology==
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 {{quote5 |내용=Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them '''in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.'''|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+28%3A19&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Matthew 28:19]}}
-The name of [[God the Father]], who worked in the Age of the Father, is [[Jehovah]]. The name of [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came to this world in the flesh]] during the Age of the Son is [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. In the Age of the Holy Spirit, God accomplishes the work of salvation with a [[New Name on White Stone (New Name of Jesus)|new name]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A12&version=NIV |title=Revelation 3:12|quote= }}</ref>
+The name of [[God the Father]], who worked in the Age of the Father, is [[Jehovah]]. The name of [[God in the Flesh (Incarnation)|God who came to this world in the flesh]] during the Age of the Son is [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]]. In the Age of the Holy Spirit, God accomplishes the work of salvation with a [[The New Name on a White Stone: The New Name of Jesus|new name]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+3%3A12&version=NIV |title=Revelation 3:12|quote= }}</ref>
 According to the biblical truth of the [[Trinity|Holy Trinity]], Jehovah the Father, Jesus the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one and the same God the Father. God the Father, who is one, plays the roles of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at different times for the salvation of mankind, and uses different names for each.
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 ===The Meaning of ‘One God’'===
-God, who expresses Himself as “us,” exists as God the Father and God the Mother. ''Elohim'', the original Hebrew word for God, is also a plural noun meaning ''Gods'', implying that God is more than one. However, there is also a Bible record that says, “''There is only one God''.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A5&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 2:5|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A15&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:15|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A41&version=NIV |title=John 8:41|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 4:6|quote= }}</ref> The [[Meaning of One God|meaning of one God]] can be known through [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first man and woman created in the image of God.
+God, who expresses Himself as “us,” exists as God the Father and God the Mother. ''Elohim'', the original Hebrew word for God, is also a plural noun meaning ''Gods'', implying that God is more than one. However, there is also a Bible record that says, “''There is only one God''.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+2%3A5&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 2:5|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+6%3A15&version=NIV |title=1 Timothy 6:15|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+8%3A41&version=NIV |title=John 8:41|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+4%3A6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 4:6|quote= }}</ref> The [[The Meaning of the One God|meaning of one God]] can be known through [[Adam]] and [[Eve]], the first man and woman created in the image of God.
 In the [[Bible]], Adam and Eve are considered one person, and the person who represents them is Adam.
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 ===Omnipotence===
 [[File:Murillo Abraham.jpg|thumb|''Abraham and the Three Angels by'' Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667: [[Abraham]] received God who appeared as a man. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1667]]
-God is the [[Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>
+God is the [[The Creator|Creator]] who made the world with words, and the Almighty who has the power to save all humanity and to judge the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zephaniah+3%3A17&version=NIV |title=Zephaniah 3:17|quote= }}</ref> As the [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipotent omnipotent] and [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/omnipresent omnipresent] God,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+42%3A2&version=NIV |title=Job 42:2|quote= }}</ref> His sovereignty extends throughout the entire universe, such that even the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+23%3A24&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 23:24|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Chronicles+6%3A18&version=NIV |title=2 Chronicles 6:18|quote= }}</ref>
 God governs and manages the countless objects within the infinite expanse of the universe according to His providence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+28%3A23-28&version=NIV |title=Job 28:23–28|quote= }}</ref> so there is nothing in the universe, no matter how small, that is beyond God’s reach. Also, God’s eyes observe everything.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+33%3A13-15&version=NIV |title=Psalms 33:13–15|quote= }}</ref> No matter how much we hide in secret, it is fully revealed before God.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+139%3A1-18&version=NIV |title=Psalms 139:1–18|quote= }}</ref> In the presence of such God, this world is as small as dust and merely a drop in the bucket.
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 ===Work of Redemption===
 *'''Jehovah'''
-In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>
+In the Old Testament times, Jehovah God became the redeemer of the Israelites. The event where the work of the Redeemer is clearly revealed in the Old Testament times is the book of [[The Exodus|Exodus]]. God commanded the Israelites to slaughter lambs so that they could celebrate the [[Passover]] and be liberated from the slavery in Egypt. As a result, the Israelites were saved from the disaster that fell on Egypt and were liberated from Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+12%3A5-13&version=NIV |title=Exodus 12:5–13|quote= }}</ref>
 The Israelites who entered Canaan after the Exodus established a kingdom through the period of the [[Judge|judges]], the once-united kingdom later split into the [[Southern Kingdom of Judah]] and the [[Northern Kingdom of Israel]]. Throughout all ages, God protected and redeemed the people from tribulation and oppression when they kept God’s covenant such as the Passover and obeyed His commandments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+19%3A5&version=NIV |title=Exodus 19:5  |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+1%3A5&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 1:5 |publisher=|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Samuel+7%3A23-24&version=NIV |title=2 Samuel 7:23–24|quote= }}</ref>
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 ==See also ==
-*[[Creator]]
+*[[The Creator|Creator]]
 * [[Redeemer]]
 *[[Judge]]
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 *[[Elohim]]
 *[[Name of God]]
-*[[Image of God]]
+*[[The Image of God]]
-*[[Meaning of One God]]
+*[[The Meaning of the One God]]
 *[[Trinity]]
 *[[God the Father and God the Mother]]