God the Father
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God the Father is
the first Person of the Godhead, the Unoriginate, of whom the Son is
eternally begotten and from whom the Holy Spirit eternally proceeds
through the Son. The Father, who made all things seen and unseen through
the Son, sends the Son for our salvation and gives the Holy Spirit for our
regeneration and adoption as children of God.
(John 1:1, 14, 18; Romans 15:6; Colossians 1:15-16:
John 3:16; 14:26; 15:26; Romans 8:14-17; Acts 17:28)
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John 1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:18 - No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has made him known.
Romans 15:6 - so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:15-16 - He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 14:26 - But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 15:26 - When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
Romans 8:14-17 - because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Acts 17:28 - For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, `We are his offspring.'