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What is God? According to Scripture, God is... spirit (Jn. 4:24) love (1 Jn. 4:8) light (1 Jn. 1:5) The Rock (2 Sam. 22:32; Daniel 2:34-35) consuming fire (Dt. 4:24) Those are some inanimate descriptions. Some depictions of God by a title or idea or characteristic are -  sustainer (Heb. 1:3; Job 12:10) The Way, The Truth, The Life (Jn. 14:6) Grace and Truth (Jn. 1:14) Sovereign Lord (2 Sam. 7:22) Justice (Ps. 50:6) Comforter; Advocate; Helper (Jn. 14:16) Everlasting to Everlasting (Ps. 90:2) forgiving and good (Ps. 86:5) In Zephaniah 3:17 , the verse contains six depictions of God in the believer's relationship with Him - Lord, Mighty Warrior, Savior, Lover, Rejoicer and Singer.  God as an all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere being doesn't need anything.  The point to creation and the history of creation is for God to share His wonderfulness with His creation and His creation to respect and glorify Him in return.  First there was God. Then He created the angels beca...