God the Father

God the Father is the divine person whom Christian theology identifies as the Father of Jesus Christ and, in Trinitarian doctrine, the first person of the Trinity.

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Trinity: The Christian doctrine that one God exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It supplies the doctrinal framework in which the Father is one divine person.
Divine paternity: The theological relation by which God the Father is Father of the Son and, by grace, of believers. It names the Fatherhood central to this person’s identity.
Abba: An Aramaic word for “father” used in the New Testament as an intimate address to God. It appears in Jesus’ prayer and informs Christian language of filial relation to God.
Unitarianism: A Christian theological tradition that rejects the doctrine of God as three coequal persons. It denies the Trinitarian account that identifies the Father as one of three divine persons.
Nicene Creed: A fourth-century Christian creed that confesses the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Its wording establishes the Father’s relation to the Son and the Father’s status as creator.
Filioque: The Latin phrase meaning “and the Son,” used in the Western addition to the Nicene Creed’s account of the Spirit’s procession. The dispute turns partly on whether the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone or from the Father and the Son.
Lord's Prayer: A prayer taught by Jesus that begins by addressing God as “Our Father.” It made Father-language a central form of Christian prayer.
Oneness Pentecostalism: A Christian movement that understands Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as manifestations of one divine person rather than distinct persons. It uses Father-language while rejecting the personal distinctions affirmed in Trinitarian doctrine.
Divine simplicity: The theological doctrine that God is not composed of separable parts or properties. It frames debates about how personal distinctions coexist with divine unity.
Perichoresis: The mutual indwelling of the three persons of the Trinity without loss of their distinction. It explains how the Father is distinct while inseparable from the Son and Spirit.