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Where did god come from?
- Thread starter halofreak13
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There are several popular theories.
1. He always was. He is eternal and infinite both in past and future.
2. He created Himself. Dunno how exactly that works, but whatever.
3. God created time. Cause is a function of time. God was the first cause, and the universe as we know it included time was the first effect. Thus, God being around "before" time (since English doesn't really have a good words for dealing with things outside time I hafta use before), God wasn't under cause and effect.
There may be others that I am not familiar with.
I personally believe number 3.
Metherion
1. He always was. He is eternal and infinite both in past and future.
2. He created Himself. Dunno how exactly that works, but whatever.
3. God created time. Cause is a function of time. God was the first cause, and the universe as we know it included time was the first effect. Thus, God being around "before" time (since English doesn't really have a good words for dealing with things outside time I hafta use before), God wasn't under cause and effect.
There may be others that I am not familiar with.
I personally believe number 3.
Metherion
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I have read the Bible several times, and I don't recall the bible telling an answer that we humans can really understand (I think there are some vague verses, like everlasting to everlasting). He is probably beyond our understanding. But He does give us some help, if we really seek Him wholeheartedly to learn Truth and seeking life, hope, love.
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