Where Did God Come From? A Clear Biblical Answer

Bible Study

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By Hope Bolinger, Crosswalk.com

Where did God come from? It’s a question many people ask at some point. You might also wonder, Who created God? or When did God begin?

Where Did God Come From?

At first, these questions seem logical. After all, everything we see has a beginning. But when we ask where God came from, we’re actually starting with a false assumption.

God Has No Beginning

The Bible teaches that God is eternal, which means He has always existed. He did not come from anywhere, and no one created Him.

But doesn’t everything have to be created to exist? So how can God exist if he wasn’t created?

Again, that question can run into a number of problems. First, if something supposedly created God, then who created that being who created God? The series of beings creating the next being would go on ad infinitum. Which, of course, would be impossible. No, just as stated in Aristotelian philosophy, we need an unmoved mover to logically stop this ad infinitum series of one creator continually being created.

Instead, there must be a first cause: a being who was never created. That is who God is.

What Does “God” Mean?

The word “God” has a long and complex history. In the Bible, different names describe who God is:

Yahweh (Jehovah): The “I AM,” or the One who always exists
Adonai: Lord or Master
Elohim: A powerful, divine ruler

These names show that God is not just a being; He is the eternal Creator and authority over everything.

Who Is God?

God is the Creator of the universe. Everything that exists was made by Him and depends on Him.

He is infinite (has no limits)
He is self-existent (does not rely on anything else)
He is eternal (has no beginning or end)

What Was God Doing before Creation?

Time itself began when God created the universe. Time needs space and matter to exist, and neither existed until God created them. So, "before creation” technically is a misnomer because God exists in eternity and isn’t bound by the constraints of a timeline. Time didn’t exist until God declared it to exist.

God exists outside of time, so He doesn’t experience past, present, and future the way we do.

What Does It Mean That God Is Omnipotent and Omniscient?

God’s eternal nature is closely tied to two important truths:

Omnipotent: God is all-powerful
Omniscient: God knows everything

If God were limited in power or knowledge, He wouldn’t truly be God. His unlimited nature is part of what makes Him eternal.

Understanding where God came from helps us see a bigger truth:

The universe had a beginning
Everything that begins needs a cause
That cause must be eternal, powerful, and independent

That cause is God.

How Can We Know God Is Really There?

We can see God in creation. The irreducible complexity of all creation points to intelligent design. The beauty and practicality of all creation show God cares for those he creates and appreciates our beauty.

On a logical standpoint, we have to consider how the universe came into existence in the first place. Because of the second law of thermodynamics, the universe is finite. That means something infinite had to create it. And based on the mathematical patterns and complexity we see in creation, it had to be something all-powerful, personal, and eternal.

All of creation points to a Creator (Psalm 19:1-4) So we can ask where did God come from, or who created God? The answer is that God has always been there, and no one created him.

But he did create us. We can see his fingerprints on everything. Creation proves God’s infinite nature, his compassionate spirit, and his power and knowledge. Better than any other god presented by any other religion, our Father wants a personal relationship with his creation.