For nearly sixty years, the church of God faced little internal controversy regarding the nature of God, maintaining that God is not a trinity but a family. However, around mid-1993, significant doctrinal shifts occurred within the Worldwide Church of God, changing the understanding from a family to a Trinity, which marked a pivotal change in external perceptions and alignments. The Bible reveals a profound truth about the nature of God through the term Elohim, which indicates a plurality, meaning Gods, not a singular entity. Elohim, used over 2,570 times in the Old Testament, consistently points to more than one being, as seen in Genesis 1 where it states, "Let Us make man in Our image," showing at least two divine personalities. Understanding Elohim as a family is central to grasping the nature of God, impacting the direction and quality of life for individuals and nations alike. The Israelites' early misconception of God as a mere beast, akin to the Egyptian bull-god Apis, led to moral and spiritual decline, illustrating how the perception of God's nature shapes behavior and societal values. In contrast, worshipping the true Elohim motivates believers to emulate Him, reflecting His image in their lives through deep study of His Word. Scriptural evidence, such as in John 5, identifies two within the God family as the Father and the Son, with Jesus affirming His place within Elohim. Further, Romans 8 and I John 3 suggest that believers, imbued with the Spirit of God, are also considered part of this divine family, expanding the concept of Elohim to include many sons and daughters. Ephesians 3 reinforces this, depicting the family of God as existing both in heaven and on earth, growing ever larger as a kingdom. Elohim, though plural, acts in singular unity, much like how we refer to the United States with a singular verb despite its many components. This unity is not just numerical but reflects perfect agreement and harmony within the God family, as Jesus emphasized in His prayers for oneness among His disciples and with the Father and Himself. The Bible clearly portrays Elohim as an institution, a family growing into a vast kingdom, where even human believers are being drawn into oneness with the divine, challenging narrow cultural views and affirming a dynamic, expanding nature of God.

The nature of God remains a profound mystery, with some asserting that the Bible lacks sufficient detail for a complete understanding of His essence. Human reasoning has often been employed to construct ideas about His nature, leading to conclusions that may contradict what He reveals in His Word. God declares that His knowledge, understanding, and wisdom surpass human intellect, emphasizing that He often reveals His truth to the humble and unlearned rather than the wise of this world. As Spirit, He exists in a dimension beyond human comprehension, where the logic of the physical world does not apply. Attempts to define Him through finite human concepts or mathematical limitations fail to capture His infinite capabilities. Ultimately, the revealed Word of God stands as the sole source of knowledge about His nature, and reliance on human logic only obscures the truth. Our understanding must be rooted solely in what He has disclosed through His Word.

Jesus' testimony reveals His mission to make known the Father, declaring that seeing Him is equivalent to seeing the Father. Through His revelation, combined with those of the prophets and apostles, a vital understanding of God emerges concerning salvation. The Word, who became Jesus Christ, acted as the agent of creation, working under the authority of another Being, both recognized as God, indicating two distinct Personalities in harmony. Scriptures portray Him as divine by nature, alongside another Personality also called God, emphasizing their separate yet unified existence. Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, submitting His will to the Father's, further illustrates two Beings with individual wills coexisting harmoniously within one Family, where One submits to the Other. This relationship is reflected in the use of plural pronouns in Genesis, signifying two divine Personalities working as one, equal in essence as God, yet differing in authority, as Jesus Himself states that His Father is greater than He. Regarding visibility, Jesus asserts that no one has seen the Father's form or heard His voice, yet He, coming from God, has seen the Father. Despite accounts of individuals like Moses and Abraham seeing and interacting with God, the conclusion remains that they saw the One who became Jesus, not the other divine Personality later called the Father. Before Jesus' ministry, the Father's existence was only hinted at, as part of His mission was to declare the Father to His people. The physical relationship between the Father and the Son further underscores their distinctiveness, with the Father impregnating Mary through His Holy Spirit, resulting in Jesus, called Immanuel, God with us, and the only begotten of the Father, necessitating two separate Beings. Additional evidence of their distinctiveness appears in Jesus' resurrection and ascension, where a separate Being must have resurrected Him, and He ascended to sit at His Father's right hand, indicating He could not ascend to Himself. Jesus' prayer before His crucifixion expresses the desire for believers to be one with the Father as He and the Father are one, distinct yet unified in nature, mind, and Family. This oneness, to be fully realized in His Kingdom, does not erase individuality, as names and national characteristics will distinguish individuals within the divine Family, mirroring the distinct yet harmonious relationship between the Father and the Son. The overwhelming evidence portrays God as one, a Family working to fulfill its purpose of bringing many into itself through grace and creative power.