Is there a God?

Question

Now we are approaching Christmas I'd like to become a Christian. However, there are two questions I need to resolve before I can do this.

Firstly, if God created the Universe and everything within it, where did he live before he created everything.

Secondly, who created God? Did he create himself?

Please, can some believer answer these questions so that I can become a believer myself.

Answer 1

Yes, there is... the whole story!


If God did not exist ... you would not be asking this question ... for you would not have been here in this world! We all Human Beings are the result of a creation of God, the Almighty Creator.

It is but true that the Cosmos is also beginning less. Both the statements cannot be true ... yet, it is the truth. If we say the glass is half full ... we are right and if we say the glass is half empty ... we are still right! Why do we say that the cosmic system is without a beginning ... it is because when we try to visualize the boundary of the Cosmos it does not seem to exist ... and if we say it does exist then what beyond. If we say that God exists ... then also it is wrong because there must be someone who created God. We need to understand the total concept of Cosmos in its entirety.

First of all we need to understand that the form of God is Nirakaar (without a form) ... it is never Sakaar (having a form). God, the omnipotent Creator is a form of energy ... and energy that is beyond the comprehension of a normal human being. Only when one realizes God can one visualize the power we know as God.


Literally speaking ... the definition of God is thus, "the combined power of all the Atmans souls in the Cosmos in their purified state is what we know as God". At the time of Big Bang and also at the time of pralaya as we call it in Hinduism ... the period when the dissolution of the Cosmos occurs ... in both the stages of the Cosmos ... the beginning and also the end of the Cosmos ... the size of God is but half the size of a thumb ... this means that all the Atmans souls in their purified state combine together to form the size of only half a thumb ... this has been the stated in the Bhagavad Gita by Lord Krishna. This is an irrefutable fact ... none can deny the efficacy of this. It is absolute truth.

So much power contained in so less a size ... the energy cannot contain itself even for a fraction ... the moment the complete dissolution of the Cosmos occurs ... it again explodes with a Big Bang ... and starts another Cosmos ... a new Cosmos. All Atmans which are initially in the purified state get scattered all over the Cosmos ... this journey continues for millions and billions of years ... comes a stage when the Cosmos ... the cosmic gases cool down to form galaxies and stars and subsequently solar systems and the planets. It is only when earth type of planets gets created which is conducive for an Atman the soul within to manifest ... does life form starts developing. In the real meaning a live Cosmos now the starts to live and breathe. Until the first life form manifests ... it was a dead Cosmos without life.

For an Atman soul to manifest ... it needs a body ... the body can be of an insect, a plant, animal and human being. But, the complete cosmic system is governed by the theory of evolution ... it is not that an Atman can manifest the body of a plant in its first manifestation ... it initially starts as an amoeba (single cell formation) subsequently it evolves into a two cell formation ... a Jiva (living being) and then a multi-cell formation. Subsequently as cosmic life progresses it evolutes into a plant. This plant evolves into an animal and the animal finally evolves into a human being.


This whole process of the evolution ... the complete cosmic cycle in the life of an Atman the soul within takes a total of 8.4 million manifestations (the cosmic travel of about 96.4 million years) ... it is only when the 8.4 millionth manifestation is achieved does a body gain Moksha Salvation. Moksha Salvation announces the completion of the cosmic journey undertaken by the Atman the soul within. Moksha Salvation having achieved ... the Atman the soul within gets liberated forever from the cycle of Birth and Death (the cycle of 8.4 million manifestations). More on god here- http://www.vijaykumar.com/is_there_a_god.html

Answer 2

"Now we are approaching Christmas I'd like to become a Christian." -- yeah, right... (I don't believe you when you don't believe your own words.)

God does not have a physical place in the universe. Being a spiritual, non-material, infinite being, He is as much everywhere and nowhere, in the universe and outside of it. He didn't need a universe to dwell in.

God is "the One who is". This means He has existence of himself of eternity, not in the sense that He created Himself (which is sort of absurd), but in the sense that He doesn't derive His existence from another source. The alternatives are either that the universe has existed of eternity, or that it spontaneously appeared at a certain point. I really don't see why these would make more sense.

Answer 3

That is a difficult question. God is Spirit and has no beginning or end as we know it. He is outside of time, but was made known and revealed in the person of Jesus Christ. In the Old Testament (Jewish and Christian) God spoke to Moses, and made his name known. A new revelation was given, this was made through the Incarnate Son, Jesus, who revealed God as the Father of all humankind. God has no beginning or end. There are things which are beyond our human comprehension. This does not prove that God does not exist. He has been revealed in the Scriptures (Divine revelation), the Universe, our intellect to ask questions. He is the cause and end of everything. There is more to being a Christian than wondering if God created himself. That is a philosophical question. Good luck, and a good tip is to take a course or Degree in Theology. It is marvellous, and one can be an Atheist and do this course.

Answer 4

I can't answer those questions for you. They're actually what drove me towards atheism. Once you start to question Christianity, the whole thing falls apart pretty fast.

On the other hand, I would recommend that you do some research on Christian holidays before you decide that a holiday is going to sway you towards or further away from Christianity. Christmas is made of of ideas that are stolen from other religions in order to suppress those religions and make Christianity dominant. The actual birth of Jesus is estimated to be sometime in April...that is, if you believe Jesus ever existed in the first place. Christmas is definitely not all it's cracked up to be. Do some research on other aspects of Christianity before making a decision like that.

Answer 5

Sadly, I don't know. Neither does anyone else. However, I need to see some kind of evidence before I'll accept there is any realistic possibility that god exists.

Anyway, if it's anything like the god described in the bible then I think I'm better off without it. What a vengeful, nasty creature. Best to be avoided.

Believe in what we can see and experience, ourselves and other people.

Santa is a a safer bet. Many, many people have seen him or at least someone in a red outfit. No one has ever seen god.

Answer 6

First ask yourself why you wish to become a believer. Will it get you a free parking space at the local church? Will you become more acceptable to your friends, society, the local community? Becoming a Christian simply chains you into believing some of the most ridiculous religious ideas ever formulated. (Formulated, of course by the very early Christians as a means of gaining personal power and wealth)

Clever and cunning men created gods as weapons to force weak minded or gullible people into following a set of rules for society that enabled these cunning people to gain power and wealth. This applies as much to ancient Egyptian, Jewish, Greek and Roman gods as to more modern gods of Christianity, Asian religions, Islam, etc.

Don't be fooled. Remain an atheist and be happy.

Answer 7

Theres no correct answer because people will always dispute any answers that can be provided. I raise this question:

If everything needs to be created (thus proving the existance of a creator) then who created god? If god appeared from no where then he must have evolved from something (thus proving the point of evolution)

Which is right?

Answer 8

YES!!! there is a GOD. I saw the answer of someone else, and i agree that God created time and space and is infinite. and HE always was, is, and will be. He existed outside of the confines of time and space. that's how when Christians die, we have ETERNAL (never-ending) life in Heaven. We won't die, there won't be sadness, tears, pain, or hurt.

and God love is infinite, too. It's neverending. and it's unconditional. You didn't have to do anything to get this love, and nothing you could do could ever make God stop loving you! To become a Christian, all you have to do is to pray to God and accept forgiveness for your sins and believe that God sent His Son Jesus to die for you. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world (EVERYONE) that He gave His one and only son, that WHOEVER believes in Him will have ETERNAL life!" When Jesus died, he rose from the grave 3 days later, and that paid for all your sins. (Luke 23:26-49) God is willing to forgive the sins of ANYONE! and all you have to do is believe and receive forgiveness! then you will be a true Christian and have eternal life in Heaven! And you will NEVER be alone! He sends you the Holy Spirit, which is inside of you at all times! and you can pray to God ANYTIME! ANYWHERE! i pray all the time, and you don't have to keep your eyes shut. you can just whisper or think a prayer. God can hear you and promises to answer your prayers. I know for a fact that God is real because i am a Christian and have expirienced it. My one friend was a drug addict but stopped because she became a Christian. i encourage you to read her story! it's in her "about me" section at:
http://www.myspace.com/jesusavesall
It is so amazing what God can do and how much He loves us!!! God Bless you!

Answer 9

It sounds bizarre and it's difficult to take in, but but God existed before time. The trouble here id that the term "Before" suggests time. We think in terms of time with regard to most things if not everything. We are locked into time. God is not locked into time, He created time. Before his very first creative act, nothing else existed apart from Him. There I go with the "before" word again.

His nature is infinite and we can't understand everything He did or does, but we can understand some of it. We are encouraged to find Him and have a relationship with him. Here is a web site that you might find interesting.

Answer 10

I try not to get stuck on the trivia. I don't know how they make Jelly donuts, but I still like Jelly donuts.

If God created the universe, he must have been somewhere and been something, but does it really matter?

The belief in God shouldn't answer anything, it should open things up for you.