WHAT is God? WHAT is man(kind)?

What is God?

God is a Spirit.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24.

(Note: The King James New Testament of the Bible uses both the capital "S" and lowercase "s" when referring to the Spirit of God as God and the spirit (truth) in a person (or persona), respectively. Understanding the context is important, and it's easy if we understand who and what God and man are.)

Knowing God is a Spirit (John 4:24, above), we must also know God is holy, Holy, HOLY (Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8). Therefore, God is not only a holy Spirit, He is THE Holy Spirit.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Ephesians 4:4-6.

Stated another way, in the beginning was God, and all things were created by God as THE Father of everything otherwise He is not God.

For clarity, God is almighty and supreme. He IS the one and only Holy Spirit, because no other Spirit is Holy, period.

The entire concept of holiness is of and from God as the Father. All of the Father, every persona of His throughout time, the universe, and beyond is God and part of the one and only Holy Spirit which He is.

God is love.

…God is love. 1 John 4:8 and 16.

Our Father (God) gives of Himself because He is literally the best of everything conceivable, or He is not God.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? Luke 11:13.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Matthew 7:11.

God is THE Father to all who want to be His children, and His children call Him Father.

And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. Matthew 23:9.

Anyone who is serious about doing the Father's will uses the King James Bible (the "Bible") instead of or alongside the modern books called "versions" of the Bible. Why? There are many reasons, including the versions improperly changing the term Holy Ghost to Holy Spirit; the versions cannot be reconciled using only words in them; they confuse the meaning of God; and they are known to inspire faulty teachings of religion (e.g., cessationism), to name a few.

Please be careful. Do not let your study be misdirected (misled) by a version other than the King James Bible. Study the foundations presented here and see for yourself.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15.

What is man(kind)?

Unlike God, who is a Spirit-THE Holy Spirit, man is carnal and made of flesh from the elements of the earth.

The first man is of the earth, earthy;... 1 Corinthians 15:47.

WHO is God? WHO is man(kind)?

Who is God?

We know God is THE Holy Spirit, but WHO is He?

First, understand and remember that God reveals Himself to us according to His will, as He decides. His will is the supreme law of the universe because He made it.

In accordance with His will, God reveals Himself to us in three ways. Of course, each of the three individual presentations (personas) of God is God. Each of them is, by definition, a Holy Spirit and THE Holy Spirit because God is one Spirit.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; Ephesians 4:4.

The Bible tells us the three personas and presentations of God, THE Holy Spirit, from both:

The perspective of heaven (the personas); and
The perspective of earth (the presentations).

From the perspective of heaven ("God in heaven"),

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 1 John 5:7.

From the perspective of earth ("God with us on earth"), the Father said:

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:1 and Matthew 12:18.

While God is the Holy Spirit and is individually and collectively the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, He said has a servant, a soul, and a spirit (lowercase "s" intended) by which we can know Him on earth. (For now, think of the Father's spirit as truth. You will learn that every man (person) has a spirit of truth too.)

Therefore, as He intended, we come to understand God by matching the three personas of God in heaven to the three presentations of God here on earth. He chose the personas and presentations according to His will so that we could know Him if we choose to learn of Him, so let's do that.

"God in heaven" (i.e., the personas of God in heaven):

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 1 John 5:7.

matched with

"God on earth" (i.e., the presentations of God on earth):

Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. Isaiah 42:1 and Matthew 12:18.

gives us this result:

The Father = the soul of God. He is THE almighty and great "I am". He exists according to His will because He is God. Thus, we know the soul of God is the will of Father because He is God and the Father (creator/originator) of everything. He is the author of everything natural.
The Word = the servant of the Father. The Father's Word serves Him as the author of everything natural. All things were created by His Word from the beginning. Man used those things to craft the world today. Whatever the Father says is a statement of His will and is or shall become. The Bible includes the statement of the Father's will as the author thereof. This is exactly why it is dangerous and foolhardy to change to the Word of God to please mankind. In doing so, man displeases God Himself.
The Holy Ghost = the spirit (truth) of the Father. Not surprisingly, the Father's truth is also called the "Spirit of Truth" because He is truth and God is the Spirit. The Spirit of Truth (Holy Ghost) bears witness to the Father's Word and reminds us of the Father's will in power as He teaches us all things and so much more; see John 14:17, 15:26, 16:13, and 1 John 4:6 for starters.

Please remember: the Father is God and all aspects of His persona are of the Father, one God, one Spirit, THE Holy Spirit!

(In the Bible, there is a "Old Testament of the Will of God" and a "New Testament of the Will of God". The Old Testament laid the foundation for the New Testament. The New Testament is the current testament (statement) of His will for all. In the New Testament of the Bible, God is referred to simply as the "Spirit" or the Spirit of your Father, which means the context of the scripture is very important because the Spirit is the Word, the Holy Ghost, and/or the Father whom we know by His will, and EACH of them is a Holy Spirit because each is God. Any modern version of the Bible that changed "Holy Ghost" to "Holy Spirit" hides the Spirit of Truth and causes confusion for anybody who teaches or wishes to learn the Word of God. That is not a good idea under any circumstance.)

Who is man(kind)?

God (the Father) said He made man in His image and likeness.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: Genesis 1:26.

(The plural reference to "us" acknowledges He regards Himself as a trinity for man's recognition.)

In the image of God, there are three personas of every person. All people have a spirit contained within a living soul and housed within a servant-their body.

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23.

Because the Father is the soul of God, and He is eternal. The Father is eternal, His Word is eternal, and His Spirit of Truth (the Holy Gost) is eternal. Therefore:

In the likeness of God, man has an eternal disposition but this requires some explanation because our body ages and dies like a piece of fruit (discussed below).

...and man became a living soul. Genesis 2:7.

The soul of man is his life given to him as a possession.

In your patience possess ye your souls. Luke 21:19.

In the beginning, all of the first man (body, spirit, and soul) was eternal, provided he chose to obey the Father's Word. He didn't. Here, we begin to understand eternal life and death.

Compare a person to a peach (above): The peach has skin covering the flesh forming a body. Man has a fleshly body. A person's flesh is their own. The peach flesh grows around the pit. Our flesh grows around our soul. A person's soul is their own. The seed within the pit can grow a peach tree and bear much fruit. The spirit (truth) within our soul is our means of living or dying forever. A person's spirit (truth) is their own, but it needs a teacher. Unlike a peach, we have a will of man empowered to choose the eternal disposition of our soul and body. Like God, our own will and choice determine our eternal disposition. ...Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? John 10:34.

Keys: Man and God

God is a Spirit.

The entirety (all aspects) of God is God, and each is a Spirit. He is THE Holy Spirit. John 4:24, Isaiah 6:3, and Revelation 4:8.
The Holy Spirit (God) is love. 1 John 4:8 and 16.
In persona, God has a soul (the Father), a servant/body (the Word of the Father), and a spirit (truth). His spirit (truth) is called the Spirit of Truth or the Holy Ghost. Isaiah 42:1 and Matthew 12:18, 1 John 5:7.
All three, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, are individually and collectively God. As THE one Holy Spirit (God), individually and collectively, each is a Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:4-6.

Man is flesh

Mankind is not Spirit. Mankind is of the flesh and carnal; he is made of the physical elements of the earth. 1 Corinthians 15:47.
God made man in His image and likeness. Genesis 1:26.
In God's image, every person has a soul, a body (man's servant), and a spirit (the truth in him); all three comprise one person (human) and each part is human. 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 1 Corinthians 2:11.
After God's likeness, man has an eternal disposition he controls. John 10:34.

God is Almighty.

Is God almighty?

Yes. We need not understand why God is the almighty one because we accept He is capable of doing anything and everything, otherwise He is not God. From the perspective of an almighty existence, therefore, the Father's purposes are according to His desires (i.e., His will), and He reveals Himself to us on His terms. We pray for God's will to be done. Jesus said:

...Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10; and Luke 11:2.
... nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. Luke 22:42.

In other words, He is sovereign. He is authority, and His ways (will) are always supreme. The certainty of His will is what makes Him the Almighty.

...for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him... Hebrews 11:6.

In order for anyone to receive "salvation" when their body dies and live forever as a child of His, the pathway must be according to God’s will, by His design, and we must be able to engage Him as our loving Father. Therefore, if we are His children, we shall know Him as our Father individually and serve Him directly, but not all are His children.

...the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. Colossians 3:6-7.
...the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light... Ephesians 5:6-8.

Remember, God is just (Romans 3:26). If all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23), only He can save us from our sins.

Is God larger than we know?

Yes, absolutely and no doubt about it!

Based on what we know from the Bible, God is a trinity, and each piece is part of the Spirit. However, the Bible also speaks of "seven spirits of God", see Revelation 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6. When we get to heaven, He will reveal Himself to us in total forever.

Thus, even science (physics, chemistry, math,..., and all other intellectual pursuits), is called foolishness to God, considering there are potentially four other realms of His existence that mankind knows nothing about. So, how smart can "smart" people be when they rebuke the existence of God based on their science? That's the point. God is almighty, and mankind gets puffed up in his own mind and overlooks creation seeking an explanation for his own existence. Because science has an error factor in everything, we also know science cannot be God as it is to some.

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