For nearly sixty years, the church of God faced little internal controversy regarding the nature of God, despite external criticism for rejecting the Trinity. However, in mid-1993, a significant shift occurred when doctrinal papers redefined God's nature from a family to a Trinity, altering the world's perception of the church. Understanding God's nature is foundational, as what a person or nation worships shapes morality, government, education, economics, and vision for the future. The Bible reveals through the term Elohim, a plural form meaning "Gods," that God's nature encompasses more than one being, challenging the narrow cultural view dominated by a false concept of a three-in-one Trinity. The Bible consistently shows Elohim as plural, used over 2,570 times in the Old Testament, indicating at least two powerful beings. From Genesis, Elohim speaks in plural terms, saying, "Let Us make man in Our image," confirming a plurality within unity. Jesus Christ further clarifies this by identifying members of the God family as the Father and the Son, asserting His place within Elohim. The New Testament expands this understanding, showing that God's family includes not only two divine beings but also human beings who receive His Spirit, becoming sons of God and part of the family already, in embryo. Elohim represents a family, an institution of many acting as one, in perfect agreement, much like how we refer to the United States as singular despite its plurality. This unity is not a mystery but a simple truth: God is expanding His family, increasing the number within Elohim, drawing believers into oneness with the Father and the Son through shared mind and spirit. The Bible reveals Elohim as a growing kingdom, a family that began with two divine beings and extends to include many sons and daughters, all unified in purpose and action. This clear biblical revelation stands in contrast to the complicated and scripturally unsupported idea of a Trinity, showing that God's nature is a family, ever-expanding to encompass His children.

The nature of God has long been a subject of intense debate, with many seeking to define it through human reasoning rather than relying solely on the revealed Word. Theology, as a disciplined system of logic, attempts to reach conclusions about God's nature, often starting with a biblical premise but extending beyond Scripture to form ideas that may contradict what God declares in His Word. This approach elevates human intellect above divine inspiration, disregarding the truth that God's knowledge and wisdom surpass human understanding. God reveals His truth not to the wise and learned of this world, but to the humble and unlearned, as Jesus Himself affirmed when He thanked the Father for hiding these things from the prudent and revealing them to babes. The flaw in theological reasoning lies in its application of physical world logic to the spirit world, a realm beyond human comprehension. Just as human logic fails to fully grasp the infinite or the unseen dimensions of existence, it cannot confine God's nature to finite concepts or mathematical equations. Arguments that attempt to limit God to a singular form or being through human reasoning are ultimately futile. The revealed Word of God stands as the sole source of knowledge about His nature, and any attempt to redefine it through human logic only obscures the truth. To understand God's nature, we must submit to His Word, recognizing that our beliefs must be grounded in the Bible alone, without speculation or philosophical constructs.