God is God! (1): Explanation and use

The principle The simplest theological statement that can be uttered about God is the truism, "God is God." We cannot define God in the strict sense of the word because we cannot assign Him to a class of beings to which He belongs in distinction from other beings in other classes, and then provide differentiating characteristics that distinguish God from others in His class. Suppose, for example, that Adam wanted to define what we know as a "dog" for his little boy Cain. First, Adam would...