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''Q. What  is  God? ''

''A. God is  a spirit  infinitely  perfect. ''

It is  impossible  for  man  exactly  to  define  the  nature of God. Nero, the  tyrant  of  Syracuse,  one  day  summoned the  philosopher  Simonides  to  his  presence  and asked him  what  God  actually  was. The philosopher said he  must  have  a day  for  reflection  before  answering the  question. At the  end  of  the  day  he  asked for two  days  more,  and  when  that  time  had  expired he asked  for  four  days’  respite. Thus he  continued to postpone  giving  an  answer  for  a longer  and  longer period, until  the  king  inquired  the  reason  why  he did  so. Then the  sage  replied: “ The  longer  I meditate upon  this  mysterious  subject,  the  more  I find  it involved  in  obscurity.”  Our  finite  understanding cannot comprehend  the  infinite. It was  truly  said: “No man  can  comprehend  what  God  is  unless  he himself  is  a partaker  of  His  nature.”

''Q. Had  God  a beginning? ''

''A. God  had  no  beginning;  He  always  was  and  He always  will  be. ''