Ahhhh great debate guys, pebbles i really hope you continue these, they really do fascinate me and are pretty much the only reason i still occasionally check in. Ive got a bit of a theory in my mind, gonna sleep on it though and post up
I think im close though.......
Edit : Stuff it, im gonna give it a go now.
Firstly - The question really reminds me of the argument of whether "good" is created by God, or whether it supersedes God. (EG : Is a higher moral law than God) Kinda off topic though, so i wont go into detail. Its another very interesting question though
Before genesis 1:1, before God created anything, the only thing that existed was God. Himself. He wasn't defined by any numerical law because there was nothing else in existence to compare him to. Let me try and explain, and see if i make sense.
If you have a box with hypothetically absolutely nothing in it. Absolutely nothing. No air, no single atoms at all. Do you say the box contains a single nothingness?? No. You say the box is empty. Not singly empty, or dual empty. Same with God. When there was nothing but God, he didn't have to be defined. He simply was. I cant really find any ways to explain this any better, i hope you get what im meaning?
So that begs the question when was God defined?
Well i would say he was defined as singular as soon as he created the heavens and the earth in genesis 1:1. There is now something else in the box to measure against. Or even if there hypothetically was another God, it would then have to be defined. But by believing in a single eternal God, i think its safe to say he wasn't defined until something else existed.
Idk if im on the right track or not, its a really difficult question
I probably should have slept on it