Origins of God: Where did God come from? I don’t know and neither does anyone else. He always was, and is and is to come. God exists in eternity. He had no beginning and has no end.
Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. (Psalm 90:2)
Answers in Genesis
Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis, told of a delightful exchange he had with a young man. Here is the conversation:
Once at a conference, I had a boy about ten years of age come up and ask me, “Sir, if God created us, who created God?” How do you answer that question for a young child?
Well, I said to him, “If someone made God, then you would have to have a bigger God.”
The boy replied, “Yes, sir.”
I said, “But now you have a problem—who made the bigger God? You would then need a bigger, bigger God who made the bigger God who made God.” I then went on, “Who made the bigger, bigger God? Now you would need a bigger, bigger, bigger God who made the bigger, bigger God who made the bigger God who made God.” The young boy understood.
We could keep going back with bigger and bigger and bigger and bigger forever… and then have to keep going. The only thing that makes sense is to have the biggest God of all—the infinite, eternal God of the Bible. The only one true God who has always existed. He had no beginning.
Answers in Genesis is a great site. You can explore many creation topics at that site.
Origins of God: God exists in Eternity
It’s hard for people to understand that God exists in eternity. He has no beginning and no end. We, on the other hand, are born and will eventually die. We are finite. God is infinite.
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. (1 Chronicles 16:36)
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. (Isaiah 40:28)
Faith is necessary understand God
I had a conversation once with a man who said he would absolutely refuse to talk to God until God spoke to him, audibly. He did not understand that we cannot prove the existence of God, scientifically or otherwise. Faith is the key element here. We take God by faith. We accept His salvation by faith.
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. (Hebrews 11:6)
Origins of God: The Bible tells us that God exists
Faith, however, doesn’t have to be blind faith. God’s Word begins with God. The Bible does not try to prove that God exists, it states that God exists.
When Moses met God at the burning bush and asked what His name was, God replied, “I am that I am.”
God did not explain Himself. Jesus used that same answer many times. Those who don’t believe in God actually have more blind faith than others because they believe that everything just happened, for no particular reason.
Atheists are people of faith too. They mock the Biblical faith that followers of Jesus have, and therefore will never really find meaning in life, other that you’re born and then you die.
Faith leads to insight
The real key to understanding the Bible is to have faith. Faith will lead to insight and understanding. Just because you can’t explain God and how the universe was created, doesn’t mean the Bible is wrong. How can to explain something that is beyond human comprehension?
In the beginning God… that’s all we need to know.