Is πνεῦμα ὁ θεός, "God is Spirit" a multivalent phrase?
In two later New Testament writings we find different explicit statements about God: God is Spirit… (John 4:24); …God is light… (1 John 1:5); …God is love (1 John 4:8, 16).
God is Spirit: πνεῦμα ὁ θεός
God is Light: ὁ θεός φῶς ἐστ…