Who Created God?

This question is one of the most provocative and challenging inquiries anyone can raise: Who created God?

At first glance, it sounds like a sincere attempt to understand the origin of the divine. But beneath the surface lies a fundamental misunderstanding of who God truly is—especially the God revealed in Scripture. The God of the Bible is not merely a powerful being who appeared at some point within the universe; He is the very foundation of all existence, the One upon whom everything else depends.

According to Scripture, God is not a created being. He is the Self-Existent One—the Uncaused Cause, the eternal Being who depends on no one and nothing for His existence. This is central to the biblical revelation of God’s identity, and it is expressed in the meaning of His covenant name, YHWH (יהוה).

When Moses asked God for His name in Exodus 3:14, God responded with a declaration of His very essence: “I AM WHO I AM.” And He added,

“Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14).

This is far more than a title; it is a revelation of God’s eternal nature. The expression “I AM” (Ehyeh) and the name Yahweh, derived from the Hebrew verb “to be,” communicate that God simply is—He exists by His own power, without origin and without dependence.

This means that God did not come into existence; He always was. He is not sustained by any force outside Himself; rather, everything else is sustained by Him. He is the source, the sustainer, and the ultimate reality behind all things. A.W. Tozer captured it succinctly when he wrote, “God has no origin… Origin is a word that can apply only to things created.”

The common question “Who created God?” assumes that everything must have a cause. While this is true for everything that begins to exist, it does not apply to the One who never began to exist. This is where the concept of the Uncaused Cause becomes essential. Philosophers describe this truth through the Cosmological Argument, which states:

1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause.

2. The universe began to exist.

3. Therefore, the universe has a cause.

That cause cannot itself be caused; otherwise, we fall into an infinite regress—a chain of causes with no beginning—which is logically impossible. There must be a first, necessary being who simply exists. Thomas Aquinas famously summarized it: “It is necessary to arrive at a first mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God.”

The Bible consistently supports this truth by revealing God as eternal, self-sufficient, and without beginning. Scripture declares:

“Before the mountains were brought forth… even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” (Psalm 90:2).

Jesus Himself said,

“Before Abraham was, I AM.” (John 8:58).

God announces His own eternality in these words:

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End… who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8).

Paul affirms God’s sustaining power when he writes,

“For in Him we live and move and have our being…” (Acts 17:28).

And God declares His unchangeable nature in

“For I am the Lord, I do not change…” (Malachi 3:6).

Together, these passages reveal a God who stands above time, space, and matter—eternal, self-sufficient, and sovereign.

Many scholars echo this biblical teaching. Wayne Grudem explains that God’s aseity—His independence—means that He needs nothing outside Himself, yet all of creation depends on Him. William Lane Craig emphasizes that the universe requires an uncaused, timeless, immaterial being with immense power, which is exactly what Christians mean by “God.” John Frame adds that God exists necessarily and eternally, completely independent of everything else.

Of course, objections are raised. Some argue that if everything needs a cause, then God must have one as well. But this misunderstands the principle: everything that begins to exist requires a cause. God did not begin to exist; therefore, He does not need a cause. Others suggest that believing in an eternal being is as difficult as believing in a created God. Yet logically, something must be eternal and self-existent—otherwise, nothing would exist today. Some claim that science will eventually explain everything, making God unnecessary. But science explains mechanisms, not ultimate origins. Even the Big Bang requires a cause outside the universe.

Understanding God as the Self-Existent One profoundly affects our worship and worldview. It humbles us because we see our dependence. It strengthens our faith in an eternal, unchanging Creator. And it inspires reverence, because the One who exists by His own power chose to create us, love us, and redeem us. Scripture says,

“Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.” (Psalm 147:5).

So, who created God? No one. God was never created. He is Yahweh—the eternal I AM, the Self-Existent One, the Uncaused Cause who brought everything else into existence. He stands before all things, depends on nothing, and is the reason anything exists at all. As the apostle Paul declares,

“For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.” (Romans 11:36).