In this episode, we open one of the most essential—and most misunderstood—doctrines in all of Scripture: the identity of the One true God. Before we explore the fullness of Jesus Christ revealed in the New Testament, we begin where God Himself began—with the revelation of His oneness in the Old Testament.

Part 1 of this two-part lesson lays the theological foundation for everything that follows. We look closely at why the doctrine of the Godhead matters for salvation, how the early church understood the identity of Jesus, and why Jesus taught that knowing who He truly is comes only by revelation from the Father.

Together, we examine:

• Why “Trinity” appears nowhere in the Bible—even though it is the most common doctrine today

• Historical attempts to explain Jesus’ nature, including Docetism, Separationism, Modalism, and the development of the Trinity

• Why Jesus warned that salvation requires believing that He is the “I AM”

• Peter’s revelation of Jesus as “the Christ, the Son of the Living God”—the rock on which the church is built

• The Old Testament names of God: El, Elohim, Adonai, Yahweh/Jehovah, and the powerful meaning of “I AM”

• How Israel understood God as Provider, Healer, Peace, and Redeemer—all under the one name Yahweh

• The repeated declarations that God is One: the Creator, the Redeemer, the First and the Last, the only Savior

• Why the plural “Elohim” does not mean multiple persons

• How Genesis 1:26 (“Let us make man…”) is explained through God’s foreknowledge of the incarnation

• Why Adam was made in the image of the future Christ—the visible image of the invisible God

This lesson brings clarity to the God of the Old Testament and prepares you to recognize Him fully revealed in Jesus Christ in Part 2.

If you’ve ever wrestled with questions about the Trinity, the nature of God, or the identity of Jesus, this episode will equip you with Scripture, history, and Spirit-given understanding.

Our walk with God requires revelation—and this is where that revelation begins.