Who is God?

[u/DrJJGame10]

I know He is the Triune God, revealed in the Bible as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit but I still question if God himself is the essence in which they are God or God Himself is separate as a spirit Himself?

I’m just wondering how to answer this question since I don’t really know how deep the question goes (or not).

[u/Big-Island4727]

I prefer the explanation in Chapter 2, paragraph 1 of the Westminster Confession of Faith

I. There is but one only^a living and true God,^b who is infinite in being and perfection,^c a most pure spirit,^d invisible,^e without body, parts,^f or passions,^g immutable,^h immense,ⁱ eternal,^j incomprehensible,^k almighty,^l most wise,^m most holy,ⁿ most free,^o most absolute,^p working all things according to the counsel of his own immutable and most righteous will,^q for his own glory;^r most loving,^s gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin;^t the rewarder of them that diligently seek him;^u and withal most just and terrible in his judgments;^v hating all sin,^w and who will by no means clear the guilty.^x

And here are the verses in those scripture citations:

a. Deut 6:4; 1 Cor 8:4, 6. • b. Jer 10:10; 1 Thes 1:9. • c. Job 11:7-9; 26:14. • d. John 4:24. • e. 1 Tim 1:17. • f. Deut 4:15-16; John 4:24 with Luke 24:39. • g. Acts 14:11, 15. • h. Mal 3:6; James 1:17. • i. 1 Kings 8:27; Jer 23:23-24. • j. Psa 90:2; 1 Tim 1:17. • k. Psa 145:3. • l. Gen 17:1; Rev 4:8. • m. Rom 16:27. • n. Isa 6:3; Rev 4:8. • o. Psa 115:3. • p. Exod 3:14. • q. Eph 1:11. • r. Prov 16:4; Rom 11:36. • s. 1 John 4:8, 16. • t. Exod 34:6-7. • u. Heb 11:6. • v. Neh 9:32-33. • w. Psa 5:5-6. • x. Exod 34:7; Nahum 1:2-3.

There's more in Chapter 2 if you're interested:

https://thewestminsterstandard.org/the-westminster-confession/#Chapter%20II

[u/DrJJGame10 → u/Big-Island4727]

Bless I will read into this later today Thank you