{"id":2618,"date":"2025-04-13T06:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/?p=2618"},"modified":"2025-04-17T22:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T22:03:52","slug":"who-created-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/answeringtoday.com\/staging\/4887\/who-created-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Created God?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This is one of the most provocative questions anyone can ask:<\/p>

\u201cWho created God?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

At first glance, it seems like a genuine inquiry, a curiosity aimed at understanding the origin of the divine. But beneath it lies a misunderstanding of who God<\/strong> truly is\u2014especially the God of the Bible<\/strong>, who is not merely a powerful being within the universe, but the very ground of all existence.<\/p>

God is not a created being. He is the Self-Existent One<\/strong>\u2014the Uncaused Cause<\/strong>, the One who depends on nothing but Himself for existence. This is the heart of the biblical revelation, and it\u2019s captured in the meaning of God\u2019s name: YHWH (\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d4)<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Meaning of Yahweh: \u201cI AM WHO I AM\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>

When Moses asked God for His name in Exodus 3:14 (NKJV), God answered:<\/p>

\u201cI AM WHO I AM.\u201d<\/strong>
And He said, \u201cThus you shall say to the children of Israel, \u2018I AM has sent me to you.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

This declaration isn\u2019t just a name\u2014it\u2019s a revelation of God\u2019s essence<\/strong>. \u201cI AM\u201d (Hebrew: Ehyeh<\/em>) and Yahweh<\/strong> (related to the verb \u201cto be\u201d) mean He who is<\/strong>, or the Self-Existent One<\/strong>.<\/p>

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What Does That Mean?<\/h5>

It means:<\/p>

  • God did not come into existence<\/strong>\u2014He always was.<\/p><\/li>

  • God is not dependent<\/strong> on anything or anyone to exist.<\/p><\/li>

  • God is the source and sustainer<\/strong> of all reality.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

    As A.W. Tozer puts it in The Knowledge of the Holy<\/em>:<\/p>

    \u201cGod has no origin\u2026 Origin is a word that can apply only to things created.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    God as the Uncaused Cause<\/strong><\/h2>

    The question \u201cWho created God?\u201d assumes that everything that exists must have a cause.<\/strong> This is true of everything that begins to exist\u2014but not of the One who never began to exist<\/strong>.<\/p>

    This is where the concept of the Uncaused Cause<\/strong> becomes essential. Philosophers and theologians call this the Cosmological Argument<\/strong>, which, in simple form, goes like this:<\/p>

    1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause.<\/p><\/li>

    2. The universe began to exist.<\/p><\/li>

    3. Therefore, the universe has a cause.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>

      But that cause must be uncaused itself<\/strong>\u2014otherwise, we fall into an infinite regress of causes, which is logically impossible. There must be a first, necessary being<\/strong> that simply is<\/strong>. That being is God\u2014the Self-Existent One<\/strong>.<\/p>

      \u201cIt is necessary to arrive at a first mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God.\u201d<\/p>

      \u2014<\/em>Thomas Aquinas<\/strong>, <\/span>Summa Theologica<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Biblical Support for God\u2019s Self-Existence<\/strong><\/h2>

      The Bible consistently portrays God as eternal, self-sufficient, and without beginning:<\/p>

      • Psalm 90:2 (NKJV)<\/strong>:<\/p>

        \u201cBefore the mountains were brought forth\u2026 even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.\u201d<\/p><\/li>

      • Revelation 1:8 (NKJV)<\/strong>:<\/p>

        \u201cI am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End\u2026 who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.\u201d<\/p><\/li>

      • John 8:58 (NKJV)<\/strong>:<\/p>

        \u201cBefore Abraham was, I AM.\u201d<\/p><\/li>

      • Acts 17:28 (NKJV)<\/strong>:<\/p>

        \u201cFor in Him we live and move and have our being\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/li>

      • Malachi 3:6 (NKJV)<\/strong>:<\/p>

        \u201cFor I am the Lord, I do not change\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

        These passages emphasize that God is not within time, space, or matter<\/strong>\u2014He is above all<\/strong>, before all<\/strong>, and sustains all<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        Scholars on God\u2019s Self-Existence<\/strong><\/h2>

        Let\u2019s hear from some well-known scholars and theologians:<\/p>

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        Wayne Grudem<\/strong> (Systematic Theology<\/em>):<\/h5>

        \u201cGod\u2019s aseity means that He does not need us or the rest of creation for anything, yet we and the rest of creation can glorify Him and bring Him joy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

        Grudem highlights God\u2019s independence<\/strong>\u2014He exists \u201ca se\u201d (from Himself), with no external need.<\/p>

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        William Lane Craig<\/strong> (Reasonable Faith<\/em>):<\/h5>

        \u201cThe universe requires an uncaused, timeless, spaceless, immaterial being with immense power\u2026 that\u2019s what theists mean by \u2018God.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

        Craig, known for defending the Kalam Cosmological Argument<\/strong>, affirms that the first cause must be self-existent and eternal<\/strong>.<\/p>

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        John Frame<\/strong> (The Doctrine of God<\/em>):<\/h5>

        \u201cThe Lord is independent of everything else. He exists necessarily and eternally\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

        Frame ties God\u2019s self-existence directly to His Lordship and supremacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        Objections to God\u2019s Self-Existence<\/strong><\/h2>

        Of course, not everyone accepts this concept. Let\u2019s look at some common objections:<\/p>

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        1. \u201cIf everything needs a cause, then God needs one too.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>

        Response<\/strong>:
        That\u2019s a misunderstanding. The rule is:<\/p>

        \u201cEverything that begins<\/strong> to exist needs a cause.\u201d
        But God never began<\/strong> to exist\u2014He is eternal.<\/p><\/blockquote>

        2. \u201cAn eternal being is just as hard to believe as a created God.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>

        Response<\/strong>:
        While both ideas require faith, one is logically necessary<\/strong>. If there is no eternal, self-existent being, then nothing would exist at all<\/strong>. Something must have always existed to produce everything else.<\/p>

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        3. \u201cScience will eventually explain everything\u2014there\u2019s no need for God.\u201d<\/strong><\/h5>

        Response<\/strong>:
        Science explains processes<\/strong>, not ultimate causes<\/strong>. Science can describe the \u201chow,\u201d but not the \u201cwhy\u201d or \u201cwho.\u201d Even the Big Bang needs a first cause<\/strong>\u2014and physics points to a beginning, not eternal matter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        Why This Matters: Worshiping the Self-Existent One<\/strong><\/h2>

        When we understand God as the Self-Existent One<\/strong>, it changes how we see everything:<\/p>

        • It humbles us: We are dependent, but He is not.<\/p><\/li>

        • It strengthens us: Our faith is grounded in an eternal, unchanging Being.<\/p><\/li>

        • It leads to worship: The One who exists by Himself chose to create us, love us, and save us.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>

          \u201cGreat is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.\u201d
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          Conclusion: There Is No One Before Yahweh<\/strong><\/h2>

          So\u2014who created God?<\/strong><\/p>

          No one.<\/strong>
          Because God was never created<\/strong>.
          He is Yahweh<\/strong>\u2014the Self-Existent One<\/strong>, the eternal I AM<\/strong>, the Uncaused Cause<\/strong> who brought everything else into being.<\/p>

          He is not the effect of something else. He is<\/strong>.<\/p>

          \u201cFor of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.\u201d
          \u2014Romans 11:36 (NKJV)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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          References<\/strong><\/h2>

          • The Holy Bible, NKJV<\/strong><\/p><\/li>

          • A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy<\/em><\/p><\/li>

          • Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology<\/em><\/p><\/li>

          • Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica<\/em><\/p><\/li>

          • William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith<\/em><\/p><\/li>

          • John Frame, The Doctrine of God<\/em><\/p><\/li>

          • Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator<\/em><\/p><\/li>

          • R.C. Sproul, Not a Chance<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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