153. Where Did God Come From? Exploring the Eternal Nature of Our Creator

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Where did God come from? It's that profound question that stops many Christians in their tracks, especially when faced with skeptical friends or curious seekers. The answer unlocks a dimension of faith that transforms how we understand everything about our Creator and ourselves.

The eternal nature of God isn't merely a theological abstraction—it's the bedrock of Christian understanding revealed throughout scripture. From Psalm 90's declaration of God existing "from everlasting to everlasting" to God's self-revelation as "I AM" to Moses, the Bible consistently presents a God who transcends time completely. He doesn't just live forever within time; He exists outside time's framework entirely, seeing past, present, and future simultaneously like an author who knows every detail of a story before writing the first word.

This eternal perspective aligns perfectly with philosophical reasoning. The "First Cause" argument, dating back to Aristotle's "Unmoved Mover," recognizes that everything beginning to exist requires a cause. Since the universe demonstrably began, it logically requires an uncaused first cause—precisely what scripture reveals about God. Rather than being a theological convenience, God's eternal nature satisfies both biblical revelation and logical necessity. When we grasp this truth, our faith deepens as we realize God's promises stand on the firmest possible foundation, our salvation is secured by One who transcends all limitations, and our momentary troubles are held within His eternal perspective.

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Episode Transcript

Rebecca Twomey (00:32):
The Hello and welcome back to the Radiant
Mission podcast.
My name is Rebecca Toomey andwe are in the Coffee Talk series
.
And I've got a question for youguys when did God come from?
And I've got a question for youguys when did God come from?
It's a question that almostevery Christian has either asked
or been asked at some point,especially by those that are

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skeptical about our faith orthose that are curious about our
faith as well.
For many, this question feelslike a stumbling block.
How do we explain the existenceof an eternal God who has never
been created, especially in aworld where everything else we
see has a beginning and an end?

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In today's episode, we aregoing to explore what scripture
reveals about God's eternalnature and how we can think
about this philosophically andwhy it matters for our faith.
We'll also address some commonmisunderstandings and provide

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you with practical ways toexplain this truth to others as
well.
So let's jump right in.
First, let's talk about God'seternal nature.
In scripture, the Bible makesit abundantly clear that God has
no beginning and no end.

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He is eternal.
Psalm 90, verse 2,.
Before the mountains were bornor you brought forth the whole
world.
From everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
Revelation 1, 8,.
I am the alpha and the omega,says the Lord.

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God who is and who was and whois to come, the Almighty Isaiah
40, 28,.
The Lord is the everlasting God, the creator of the ends of the
earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one

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can fathom.
When God reveals his name toMoses in Exodus 3.14, I am who I
am, he's declaring his eternalself-existence.
God doesn't say I was or I willbe, but I am.
He exists outside of time.

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So let's dive into that Godexisting outside of time.
We live within time'sconstraints.
We have a past, we have apresent and a future.
God, however, exists outside oftime altogether, and this means

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that he sees the past, presentand the future all at once, like
an author who knows everychapter of a book before writing
the first page.
For us, life unfolds moment bymoment, but for God, all of
history is laid out before him.

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This truth helps us tounderstand prophecy, god's
sovereignty and the confidencethat we can have in his promises
.
He's not guessing at what willhappen next.
He already knows.
Now I want to talk to you guys alittle bit about the first

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cause.
It's a philosophical reasoningfor God's eternity and that
question where did God come from?
It assumes that everything musthave a cause.
So this philosophicalstandpoint of everything that
begins to exist must have acause God never began to exist

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must have a cause.
God never began to exist and sotherefore he needs no cause.
This idea, the first causeargument.
It dates back to Aristotle, whoactually called God the unmoved
mover, the one who setseverything into motion without
himself being moved or created.

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And later, christiantheologians like Thomas Aquinas
built on Aristotle's reasoning,showing that God described in
the Bible that it fits thisfirst cause perfectly, an
uncreated, eternal being who isthe source of all things.
So then there's the columncosmetology argument that takes

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this further, that everythingthat begins to exist has a cause
.
The universe began to exist andtherefore the universe must
have a cause, and that causemust be eternal, outside of time
and uncreated.
So when we look at thesearguments alongside scripture,
the conclusion is pretty clearthe eternal creator that's

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described in the Bible fits whatboth reason and revelation tell
us he is the one who started itall.
He's not part of creation, butas the author of creation.
Now I always try to tie back towhy.
Why does this matter?

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Why does this matter to ourfaith?
Believing in an eternal Godisn't just a theological box to
check.
It shapes how we vieweverything.
It strengthens our trust in him.
If God has no beginning and noend, then his promises are
eternal as he is.

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This also gives us confidencein our salvation.
The God who began the work inus will be faithful to complete
it.
And it deepens our worship,because when we grasp God's
eternity, we can't help butstand in awe.
Lastly, before I jump into somereflection questions, there's a

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couple of common misconceptionsthat I want to just throw out
there that I hear If God madeeverything, then who made God?
And this question applies onlyto created things God was never
created, he has always existed.
So there's your answer Eternityis a really long time.

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No, actually eternity isoutside of time.
God doesn't just live forever,he transcends time entirely.
And another one is God'seternal nature is impossible to
understand.
While we can't fully grasp it,we can understand it enough to

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see that it is reasonable, it'sbiblical and necessary.
So let's jump into a couplereflection questions.
How does knowing God has nobeginning or end impact your
trust in Him?
When someone asks who made God,how would you explain your

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answer now that you've heardthis episode, and how does God's
eternal nature give you hope inthe middle of life's
uncertainties?
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my name, rebecca Toomey,t-w-o-m-e-y.
Today I'm going to close with 1Timothy 1, verse 17.
Today I'm going to close with 1Timothy 1, verse 17.
Now to the King eternal,immortal, invisible, the only

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God, be honor and glory foreverand ever.
Amen.
Wishing you a radiant week.
See you next time.
Bye.