The New Testament is resolute in stating that God the Father has not been seen and cannot be seen by any except the Son. John 1:18 declares that no one has seen the Father at any time. I Timothy 1:12 describes Him as invisible, and I Timothy 6:16 affirms that no man has seen or can see Him. Jesus Himself states in John 5:37 that no one has heard His voice or seen His form, and in John 6:46, He reiterates that no one has seen the Father except He who is from God. Colossians 1:15 refers to Jesus as the image of the invisible God, and I John 4:12 confirms that no one has seen God at any time. These clear statements, particularly Christ's own testimony, establish that the Father did not appear to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, or others, despite accounts of divine appearances in the Old Testament. While God the Father is God over all and certainly the God of the fathers in the broadest sense, the interactions and visible manifestations described were with the divine Messenger, the One who later became Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ came to reveal the existence of His Father in heaven, a major task during His earthly ministry. No one has seen God the Father at any time, as He was the invisible God, essentially unknown and unknowable to a people fixated on a singular divine person. While the preexistent Son was the visible God who communicated with humanity, the Father remained behind, hidden until He had to be declared in later times. Jesus, being in the bosom of the Father, shared the deepest kind of relationship with Him, an inseparable and continuing love that allowed Him to expound and explain the Father extensively through His teachings and actions. Everything Jesus said and did reflected the Father, providing insight so that we might come to know Him as Christ knew Him. His mission was not merely to introduce the Father but to unfold His nature through narrative and testimony, making Him known to us. Eternal life depends on knowing both the Father and the Son, emphasizing the vital importance of studying, meditating upon, and imitating what Jesus conveys about His Father. Through serious contemplation of Christ, we gain glimpses of the Father, grow in understanding of the divine nature, and ultimately strive to live in the light as God does, fostering intimate fellowship with both the Father and the Son.