Doing Theology Proper(ly)

God bless the Westminster Shorter Catechism. I cut my own theological teeth going through G.I. Williamson's fine study guide on the catechism. I have spent the last thirteen years helping my children to memorize it. I have taught through the catechism at least three times in the last fifteen years. I believe it, confess it, and learn from it. But, I have a bone to pick with it. Question four asks, "What is God?" It answers, "God is a spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable in His being wisdom, power, holiness, goodness, justice and truth." All true, gloriously true. But first, my problem with the question. Why, I have to wonder, does it not instead ask, "Who is God?"? I am willing to grant there may be some grammatical reason for the distinction. I suspect, however, that the answer is revealed in the answer.