Is God a person?

Yes, God is a person. But, when we say that God is a “person,” we do not mean that He is a human being. We mean that God possesses “personality” and that He is a rational Being with self-awareness.

No one doubts the personhood of man, and man is made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26–27). All through the Bible, the personal pronouns He, Him, and His are used of God.

The Bible teaches that God exists in three Persons : Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The distinction among the three is not to be found in their nature—they share the same essence. The distinction among the Persons of the Godhead is found in their individual roles and in their relationships with each other.

The tri-unity of God is a difficult concept to consider, but the proof is in the Bible. In Isaiah 48:16 and 61:1, the Son is speaking while making reference to the Father and the Holy Spirit (cp. Luke 4:14–19). At Jesus’ baptism, God the Holy Spirit descends on God the Son while the Father proclaims His pleasure in the Son (Matthew 3:16–17). Other passages that speak of three distinct Persons in the Trinity include Matthew 28:19 and 2 Corinthians 13:14. All three Persons of the Trinity possess all the attributes of God (John 6:37–40; 8:17–25; Colossians 1:13–20; Psalm 90:2; 139:7–10; Job 42:2; 26:13; 1 Corinthians 2:9–11; Hebrews 9:14).

God shows His personal nature in that He expresses anger (Psalm 7:11), laughs (Psalm 2:4), has compassion (Psalm 135:14), loves (1 John 4:8), hates (Psalm 11:5), teaches (John 14:25), reproves (John 16:8), and leads (Romans 8:14). All of these actions imply the fact that God is a person.