2007-01-13 15:26:40 · 25 answers · asked by sweettooth309 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
First, let's begin with the Biblical answer. Take a look at Rev 22:13; words spoken by God Himself: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." God didn't say I have a beginning, He said, I am the beginning. That means that there was nothing before God.
We can further prove that point by bringing out the flaws in the question. I love how GotQuestions.com puts it:
"...The question does not even make sense. It is like asking, "What does blue smell like?" Blue is not in the category of things that have odor, so the question itself is flawed. In the same way, God is not in the category of things that are created, or come into existence, or are caused. God is uncaused and uncreated - He simply exists. "
Another problem with this question is that if you use it to go further backwards, you could go on forever. "If God created the world and some else created God, and someone else created the someone who created God, and someone else created the someone else who created...." This is actually a problem with many arguments that atheists give, including "the earth came from the Big Bang." Well then, where did the Big Bang come from? Obviously, there's something wrong with these statements because they cannot have definite answers.
As we have found out, the question, "who created God?" is weak. No-one did. Now, comes the matter of proving that, which is actually pretty easy. Let's walk through it step-by-step. For someone to create God, there would have to be someone before God. However, 'before' and 'after' are measures of time. It is necessary for time to exist to allow there to be a 'before.' The Bible says that God created all things, and therefore created time itself. Time came into existance only after God created it; God Himself lives outside of time. If God lives outside of time, He is not a product of time. 'Before' is impossible without time, therefore, there was nothing before God, and no one to create Him.
2007-01-13 15:30:05 · answer #1 · answered by Oksana 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The act of creating, or causing the existence of, someone or something. It can also refer to that which has been created or brought into existence. The Hebrew ba·ra’′ and the Greek kti′zo, both meaning “create,” are used exclusively with reference to divine creation.
Throughout the Scriptures Jehovah God is identified as the Creator. He is “the Creator of the heavens, . . . the Former of the earth and the Maker of it.” (Isa 45:18) He is “the Former of the mountains and the Creator of the wind” (Am 4:13) and is “the One who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them.” (Ac 4:24; 14:15; 17:24) “God . . . created all things.” (Eph 3:9) Jesus Christ recognized Jehovah as the One who created humans, making them male and female. (Mt 19:4; Mr 10:6) Hence, Jehovah is fittingly and uniquely called “the Creator.”—Isa 40:28.
It is because of God’s will that all things “existed and were created.” (Re 4:11) Jehovah, who has existed for all time, was alone before creation had a beginning.—Ps 90:1, 2; 1Ti 1:17.
While Jehovah, who is a Spirit (Joh 4:24; 2Co 3:17), has always existed, that is not true of the matter of which the universe is made. Hence, when creating the literal heavens and earth, Jehovah did not use preexistent material. This is clear from Genesis 1:1, which says: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” If matter had always existed, it would have been inappropriate to use the term “beginning” with reference to material things. However, after creating the earth, God did form “from the ground every wild beast of the field and every flying creature of the heavens.” (Ge 2:19) He also formed man “out of dust from the ground,” blowing into his nostrils the breath of life so that the man became a living soul.—Ge 2:7.
2007-01-13 23:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by Just So 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God just is. He is not created, and to try understand his existence intellectually would be like trying to explain the Internet to an ant. Further, if HE were able to be understood intellectually, it would be unfair, to the unschooled and hence HE instead is revealed as opposed to understood, and if you understood HIM, would HE be GOD?
2007-01-13 23:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by Tuesday 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't see why man, like it is stated, would have a need or desire to create a God. It just doesn't make sense to me. If there were no God, there'd be no basis for one
2007-01-13 23:36:39 · answer #4 · answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one created God. God has always been and always will be. He has no beginning and no end. The human brain cannot even fathom it.
2007-01-13 23:39:58 · answer #5 · answered by ninethirteen81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares... Who created whatever created God?
2007-01-13 23:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the imagination of a child met the hope of a fool and were soon joined by the vanity of a man and the wrath of a women
2007-01-13 23:35:36 · answer #7 · answered by Ghost Wolf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has always been. Our minds cannot understand that. We only use 10%. But one day we will all understand. Hope your on the right side of the Gate
2007-01-13 23:31:59 · answer #8 · answered by white dove 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He wasn't created. But he created time for us, so therefore there was no time before his creation, so he is without beginning and with no end. Can't reason that, so you have to have faith.
2007-01-13 23:31:08 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Momma 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ancient intelligent people who realized that declaring themselves his representative is the key to power and money.
2007-01-13 23:33:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋