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Where did God come from? Was He created? [Spirituality & Religion]


It has been proven scientifically that time, space (the universe), and matter are all connected together and had to have a beginning. This was formulated by Albert Einstein in his "Theory of General Relativity."

What brought about the beginning? The Bible says it was God (Gen 1:1)(Heb 1:10) (Ps 102:25)(Neh 9:6), and even Einstein, while not a Christian, apparently came to believe in the possibility of a higher power at work, based on this theory.

SO... you ask, if everything has to have a beginning, wouldn't God have to have a beginning too? No... Let me explain why.

First, all MATTER had to have a beginning, however, God is not composed of matter, but is spirit (Jn 4:24)(Lk 24:39)(Mt 16:17).

Second, God is everlasting, eternal, and not limited by time (Ps 90:2)(Ps 102:24-27)(Rom 16:26)(Isa 40:28)(Isa 43:13). He has always existed, and always will exist. He sees the past, present, and future all at once.

Third, God is omnipresent (Jer 23:23-24)(Prov 15:3)(Mt 10:29)(Job 34:21-22). He can and does exist outside of the confines of space (2 Chr 2:6)(1 Kin 8:27)(2 Chr 6:18).

Fourth, we know that anything that has been created, changes and wears down over time. However, God has NEVER, nor will He ever change (Heb 13:8)(Mal 3:6)(James 1:17)(Ps 102:26-27).

This fourth explanation is also key in answering a question many critics ask: "If God has always existed, why can't the universe, or the matter that formed it have always existed?" We clearly know that the universe is changing (i.e. it is both expanding and wearing down). Things go from order to disorder, or organization to disorganization. For example, living things age and die, wound up things unwind, a clean house becomes messy, etc... In order to become organized again, energy must be expended (i.e. you must rewind the object, reclean the house, etc...).

Clearly, anything that is wearing out or aging, and heading towards disorder or death, had to have at some point, a beginning (order). This is just as Einstein's theory states.
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What worried me is when god says he is the beginning and the end. What is this end that is spoken of? I thought there was to be no end and our existences amongst God would be unending. I guess I have a hard time understanding the context behind this.
Not to worry. He IS. In the Greek alphabet, in which the New Testament was written, alpha is the first letter and omega is the last. In the Book of Revelation, God says, “I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last,” meaning that God remains from the beginning to the end of time.
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Montanaman · M
Very well put and explained.👍💓
@Montanaman Thank you!
TheMorningsStar · 26-30, M
"and had to have a beginning."

Well, only if tensed facts are actually real and not just have the appearance of existing. A tenseless universe can be finite AND never have a "beginning".

BTW, I am a theist, I just am a theist that cares about accurate details.
I’m glad to hear that, because God was real meticulous about what was put in His Word, being He’s God, and for those who believe. God being perfect and cannot lie, I choose to believe Him, over man. @TheMorningsStar
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Montanaman · M
@SW-User 🤦‍♀️
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@Montanaman It’s ok. I guess they have nothing better to do. lol

 
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