Who Is God in Christianity?
One God. Three persons. Here's what that actually means.
Both Islam and Christianity say there is one God — eternal, all-powerful, creator of everything. The disagreement is not about whether God exists. It is about who he is and how he has revealed himself.
Christians believe the one God has revealed himself fully in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. That is the Trinity — not three gods, but the fullness of who the one God is. Muslims believe this contradicts true monotheism. This pillar works through that disagreement honestly, question by question.
Trinity and One God
Whether you’re exploring Christianity for the first time or have been a Christian for years and still feel stuck, these articles offer clear, honest, Bible-based answers to the questions people are really searching for
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God's Nature and Attributes
Who God is, what He is like, and how Christians understand His love, justice, mercy, and nearness.
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Fatherhood and Sonship Language
Why Christians call God Father and Jesus the Son, and what that language does and does not mean.
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Worship and Shirk Concerns
Whether worshipping Jesus is shirk, and how Christians understand true monotheistic worship.
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Christians and Muslims both believe in one God — eternal, creator of everything, and without equal. The difference is how God's oneness is understood and how God has revealed himself.
In the Bible, God reveals his personal name as YHWH, often written as LORD in English translations. YHWH means God is self-existent, uncreated, and dependent on nothing. He is not a distant force, but a personal God who speaks, acts, loves, and makes himself known.
Christianity teaches that this one God is revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is the Trinity — not three gods, but the one God of the Bible known in the fullness of his revelation.
This page explores who God is in Christianity, what YHWH means, why Christians call God Father, and how Christians worship Jesus while still believing in one God.