There are three very distinct roles of God described in the Bible. Those roles are: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Please hear me. Those are roles, not separate people. As an example: I am a daughter, sister, and a mother. I’m not three people. I’m just one person who has three distinct positions or roles. I have a different relationship to others in those three roles. I respond differently to my siblings than I do to my children. I am only one person, not three people.

To use the Bible to explain this in relation to God’s three roles, let’s look at Scriptures. “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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:18-20 NIV) I bolded the word “name” to emphasize that this is a singular name, not three names. What is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Is the name Jesus? God is a He, not a they.

The word “God” is a title, not a name. As an example: I do not call my parents by their names. I call them by their favorite titles “Mom” and “Dad”. I don’t call God by His name, “Jesus” either. I call God by His favorite and most excellent title “God” because He is my God. I know that Jesus is God. Just like I know that my parents have names too.