2007-10-28 06:36:17 · 25 answers · asked by . 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's difficult for us to understand because from our perspective a thing must first exist in order to create another thing - one of the troubles of existing in a physical world (all things physical must be created by another object - either physical or spiritual).
God has both created existence and he is existence- nothing was necessary to create him.
2007-10-28 06:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by IK 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's the classic conundrum for the 'prime mover' , or cosmological argument.
The argument gos like this:
1. All things have a cause.
2. The universe is a thing.
3. The universe has a cause.
People have used this argument for a long time (in various forms) as a way to show there must be a first cause, or God.
One of the problems with this argument is preposition 1. If all things have a cause, then it follows that the prime mover (God) has a cause. If that prime mover does not have a cause, then preposition 1 is false, and all things do not have a cause.
2007-10-28 06:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Mojo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many possibilities, of which the most plausible seem to include.
1 He arrived from an unknown, to us, dimension
2 He had an unknown cause
3 He always existed
4 He is self_creating
5 The Will to Exist condensed out of nothing.
The bible has basically nothing to say on the subject. Fish in a tank gain nothing by knowing how they got into a tank, and even less where the tank came from, and even less still who made it.. They are happy if we, a God to them, feed them food.
So why are we not happy that God feeds us with spiritual things and promises us that one day we will get out of the tank? It seems that some must be more stupid than fish.
2007-10-28 07:20:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has created, is running, and will destroy the Universe. God is the Origin and Destination of the Universe. God was, is, will be everywhere, God was never Created and will never die / be destroyed. God is beyond Life and Death. All religions of world teach human way to get close to God. You give your Best, God will give thy Best. Ask God for help and forgive, God will help and forgive you. Pray; Worship and Thank God for everything. Remember wherever there is Happiness in Life, there will be Sorrow. To get Happiness, you must master Sorrow. For Success in Life; Believe in Self and God, Learn from Past, Concentrate in Present, Plan for Future. Have control on, be the master of, not the slave of your body, senses, and mind. Purpose of this Life is to Gain and Share utmost Knowledge and Experience to differentiate and choose Right, Good, God against Wrong, Bad, Devil. Set your Desire level perfect or OK to be brave, no low to be coward, no high to be cruel. You have rights of Survival, Self Defence, and Freedom.
2007-10-31 03:56:09 · answer #4 · answered by Ravi Lohia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He took the A train to Harlem and grabbed a cab to New Jersey. Thats where he lives, somewhere where no one would recognize him. It was a tossup between newark and Salt Lake City. But theres no Falaffal in Utah
Addendum:
Bthumpers can't conceive of the universe being limtiless but can that god has been here forever and that the world id 500o years old and we're the only one's in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still want a flying car
2007-10-28 06:44:55 · answer #5 · answered by frank 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no "god" of that sort to get anywhere. If some sort of god does exist he she or it has set up a system by which suns will form and planets will form going round some of those suns and some planets will be suitable for life to start and evolve. He she or it does not have to be there it will happen on a planet of maybe several million planets because of the way the system is set up
2007-10-28 08:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well... You can ask Him when you meet God! It's part of our faith to believe that God Has always existed. It make more sense that He created everything, then something came out of nothing.
2007-10-28 07:38:24 · answer #7 · answered by gg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10.And there was a certain man who was blind from his birth. And he denied that there were such things as sun, moon, and stars, or that color existed. And they tried in vain to persuade him that other people saw them; and they led him to Jesus, and He anointed his eyes and made him see.
11.And he greatly rejoiced with wonder and fear, and confessed that before he was blind. And now, after this, he said, I see all, I know everything, I am a god.
12.And Jesus again said to him, How can you know all? You can't see through the walls of your house, nor read the thoughts of your fellow-men, nor understand the language of birds, or of beasts. You can not even recall the events of your former life, conception, or birth.
13.Remember with humility how much remains unknown to you, yes, unseen, and doing so, you may see more clearly.
2007-10-28 06:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by a yound child of GOD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If some form of divine existence didn't create the world, then where did matter come from in the first place?
2007-10-28 06:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by reignofcheese 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible tells us God wasn't created he has always existed, from all eternity. I know that is short. But that is really all there is to it.
2007-10-28 06:44:17 · answer #10 · answered by paula r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋