His character
Who is God?
The God of the Bible is not a force or a mood. He is personal, holy, loving, and one — eternally Father, Son, and Spirit.
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The Bible does not start by arguing for God's existence. It assumes it: 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.' From the first sentence to the last, it shows you who he is by what he does.
He is personal
God is not an impersonal force, a vague higher power, or the universe with a face painted on. He speaks. He acts. He grieves. He loves. He is a He, not an it — though without gender in the human sense. Throughout Scripture he reveals himself by name and invites people to know him.
He is holy
Holy means set apart, pure, other. God is not us scaled up. He is morally perfect, and his goodness is so bright it would consume anything unclean that came near it. This is why sin is a problem — and why the cross is good news.
He is one — and three
Christians worship one God. But the Bible reveals that this one God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit. They are not three Gods, and not three masks of the same God. They are one being in three persons. The word for this is Trinity.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Deuteronomy 6:4 · Berean Standard Bible
He is love
Love is not a thing God does sometimes. Love is who he is. The cross is the proof: 'God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.'
He is knowable. He has made himself known in Jesus. That's the offer of the whole book.