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<!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:한 분이신 하나님의 의미]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->Most Christians interpret the phrase “'''one God'''” in the [[Bible]] literally. Since the Old Testament times, [[God]] has been perceived in a masculine image, and [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] also called God “Father.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A9&version=NIV |title=Matthew 6:9 |quote= }}</ref> For this reason, many understand it to mean, “There is only one [[God the Father]].” | <!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:한 분이신 하나님의 의미]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->[[File:Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787) - God the Father and the Holy Spirit - 266910 - National Trust.jpg|thumb|200px|''God the Father and the Holy Spirit'', Pompeo Batoni, 1740–1743: Today, many people believe that the term “one God” refers only to God the Father.]]Most Christians interpret the phrase “'''one God'''” in the [[Bible]] literally. Since the Old Testament times, [[God]] has been perceived in a masculine image, and [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] also called God “Father.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6%3A9&version=NIV |title=Matthew 6:9 |quote= }}</ref> For this reason, many understand it to mean, “There is only one [[God the Father]].” | ||
However, the God testified in the Bible is both [[God the Father and God the Mother]].<ref>[https://www.m-joongang.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=293415 World Mission Society Church of God Gains Global Attention: “We Are Happy Because of ‘Mother’”], ''Monthly JoongAng'', July 2012</ref> God the Father and God the Mother are one, and thus the Bible expresses Them together as “one God.” | However, the God testified in the Bible is both [[God the Father and God the Mother]].<ref>[https://www.m-joongang.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=293415 World Mission Society Church of God Gains Global Attention: “We Are Happy Because of ‘Mother’”], ''Monthly JoongAng'', July 2012</ref> God the Father and God the Mother are one, and thus the Bible expresses Them together as “one God.” | ||