I asked earlier "What motivates god?" and the answer from most was that LOVE motivates god. OK here is the problem. I should be noted that the below are simply WIDELY HELD belief and they are not everybodies
1. God is eternal
2. God at some point created the earth
3. God had a reason to create the earth
4. God loves mankind.
Why did god wait until recently (relative to eternity) to create the earth? What made him decide all of a sudden to create the universe? Did he suddenly get lonely in eternity? If god has no needs or desires then why does anything exist?
2007-09-21 10:25:21 · 9 answers · asked by dougness86 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is eternal. As such, words like "when," "then," "some point in time," etc are not applicable.
Theologians say God exists "outside of time." That means it just doesn't make sense to apply temporal ideas to Him, like "At what point in eternity did He realize He was loney and create stuff?"
For God, past, present and future are all one big NOW.
And I wouldn't say either that God has no desires: He desires the love of His children: Us.
2007-09-21 10:31:14 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. God and the living entity(us) are eternal.
2. God creates the material universe from time immemorial.
3. The reason is the since we are eternal and living with God, at some point we decided not to serve God anymore, so God created this universe for us to come here.
4. God loves every living being because he is the father of all, not just mankind.
God lives in the spiritual world with innumerable living beings serving Him with love, He is never alone. Certainly He has desires, He is a person, the Supreme Person.
2007-09-21 18:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK here is my take on this question. Lets suppose in his universe he was part of the rat race and had a breakdown and went into rehab, creating earth was part of his rehab back into the universe and I think it was a brilliant creation .....apart from Robert mugabe, paedophiles, Hitler Saddam, cancer need I go on but hey I wish I had known his son he would have been a great party guest providing all that wine..... dog garn I just know I am gong to get reported for abuse by the serious people
2007-09-21 18:07:07 · answer #3 · answered by turkeyhug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do not know everything about God or what all he has created and what he has been doing for all eternity. It will be really fun to find out when we get there (Heaven).
2007-09-21 17:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by sisterzeal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You would have to ask God that question. Maybe he created other worlds before, and we are just the latest version.
2007-09-21 17:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God IS Love, so there really is no motivation for Him/Her ro acquire it,
God is all knowing and He?She tries to help us to learn how to take care of ourselves by sharing himself with us, Meaning to love us as we should love Him/Her and each other.
2007-09-21 17:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by Billyray 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question, why don't you pray and ask God to explain it to you. He would be the only one who would know the answer.
God be with you,
Reverend, William M. Butler
St. Luke Christian Ministries <><
P.S. Then let the rest of us know what He said.
2007-09-21 17:40:19 · answer #7 · answered by BOC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God is a force, a loving force. Love flows outward.
2007-09-21 17:42:28 · answer #8 · answered by Bibs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you were a loving individual with infinite power and there was only yourself wouldn't you make something to love? I would.
2007-09-21 17:36:26 · answer #9 · answered by D R 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋