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In nature matter can not be made or destroyed but it can be altered. God is beyond nature or a great mystery beyond imagination. Man creates god in his own imagination to suit his own needs in order to find a grand purpose for life. No creature comes close to human behavior if you include wars education cities industry and religion to name a few so one thing is for sure and that is this physical world that we are aware of Man is far removed from any other creature. Lets face it man created God and man wrote the bibles If God could create the universe out of no air then would it be too tough to create a book in his own words. Life is a mystery there are no answers and some need faith so we have religion of all kinds.
The concept of god was created by man or I could say a group of men, wise men. I believe that this concept was generated for the good. Just that some really got into it, and some(like me understood it)...its like a movie, many watch a movie, some get involved in it and start believing everything, imagining themselves as a cast and some watch the movie for a mere enjoyment and some like me watch the movie and understand the concept behind it..so its simple for the harmony of world there exist a god, if you can be harmony without that concept its good, but if you need a strong support for you to be, believe in GOD else believe in yourself... May GOD(the concept) bless you.
In Genesis the first words are 'In the beginning God . . . ' That's all we need to know. He was the start, the Alpha and the Omega and the end.
Nobody created God. God is the Almighty, the Alpha and Omega, and the one who created you.
It is easy to make an argument for God's existence from a cosmological standpoint. As the years have gone by, a growing amount of scientific data has accumulated which negates atheistic assumptions about how matter and the cosmos came into existence and how it has arrived at its present condition. As a science teacher and public lecturer on the compatibility of belief in God and science, I have, been impressed with an increasing awareness on the part of many scientists and theologians that science and religion are symbiotic disciplines. One question which inevitably comes up in a discussion of this nature is what is the origin of God? If God created matter/energy, and designed the systems that have propelled matter into its present arrangement, who or what accomplished that for God? Why is it any more reasonable to believe that God has always been than it is to say that matter has always been? As Carl Sagan has said, If we say that God has always been, why not save a step and conclude that the universe has always been?From a purely scientific standpoint, it is easy to demonstrate that matter cannot be eternal in nature. The universe is expanding from what appears to be a beginning point in space/time, which appears to be a one time event. Hydrogen is the basic fuel of the cosmos, powering all stars and other energy sources in space. If the fuel of the universe has been used eternally, that fuel will eventually be depleted, but the evidence is that the cosmological gas gauge, while moving toward empty, is yet a long way from being therea condition incompatible with an eternal universe. The second law of thermodynamics insists that the cosmos is moving toward a condition of disorder, sometimes referred to as heat death. Even in an oscillating universe, things ultimately run out of energy and die. All of these evidences, and several others we have not made reference to, show that matter cannot be eternal, as Dr. Sagan and his associates would like to believe. However, this does not mean that we automatically accept the hypothesis that God is the Creator. Why is it not equally invalid to suggest that God has always been? The problem here is that many people have a mistaken concept of God. If we conceive of God as physical, anthropomorphic (like man) being, the question of Gods origin is valid. However, such a concept of God is alien to the Bible and to common sense. Consider the following descriptions of God from the Bible: John 4: 24 God is a Spirit:... Matthew 16:17 ...for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my father which is in heaven. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should...; Obviously, the descriptions and concepts of God given in these passages are that God is a spiritual entity. He exists outside of the three-dimensional, physical world in which we live. The Bible further supports this concept of God in the following passages: Jeremiah 23:23-24 Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? ...Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. 2 Chronicles 2:6 But who is able to build a house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain Him?... Acts 17:28 For in Him we live, and move, and have our being;... Not only is God described as being outside space, but He is also described as being outside of time. Consider the following: 2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Psalm 90:4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Psalm 102:27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Acts 1:7 ...It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His power. If God is a being that is unlimited in time, and if He has access to every piece of time as if it were now, the question of who created God is an invalid question. The problem is like asking a student to draw a four-sided triangle. The terminology is self-contradictory. When asked 'Who or what created God?,' we are making the assumption that God was created. If God exists outside of time and space, and if He is the Creator of time and space, He obviously was not created! God began the beginning! This is why He says, I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. God created time. The statement of Genesis, In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, is making reference to the creation of time. The reason that things like heat death, the expansion of the universe, and the depletion of hydrogen do not apply to God is because He is outside of time. God has always been. He not only began time; He will also end it. When time ends, all matter and all mankind will enter eternity a timeless condition free of the negative things that time brings upon us now. 2 Peter 3:10-11 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,... Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. The agnostic position that there is nothing that can be said to support God's existence that cannot be said against that existence cannot, in the opinion of the author, stand in the face of this evidence.
Only God creates and not be created.
Man invented God in his image.
Science and religion go hand-in-hand and those of faith are just as interested for answers as are the scientists, but, the person with faith knows there IS a God. A good example of both working together is the Shroud. I don't believe that people of Christian faith have made this up nor do they have delusional ideas or are trying to control anyone. There is a glow, an inner peace that is in the core of some people and it's from this we seek out what we want to believe in. Scientists to this day are not able to explain the balance of life, the beauty of the earth and the order of things. If one does their research they will find that there is much financial support from some Christians for Scientific studies. Scientists need an answer and Christians go on faith.
Because ancient men cannot explain what was a phenomena to them then, they invented a god [in his own image]. But now we know what causes earthquakes,typhoons (hurricanes) volcanic eruption, lightning and thunder, tsunamis, famine/drought, so the domain of god is getting small, and smaller, smallest and pretty soon, there won't be anywhere for the concept of god to hide.
After a lot of research into the various religious beliefs of the highly commercialized regions of the world, I have come to the rational conclusion that God was created in the image and likeness of the rulers of that particular geographic location. These rulers, through their advisers, created religions that targeted the fears of the people at the particular time. These advisers were similar to the marketing consultants and advertising specialists of today. The wealthy people found creative ways of keep the working-class people (slaves) obedient to their whim and fancy. The working class people were threatened with eternal damnation for disobedience to the divine laws and instructions of an invisible authority called God. This God has created you in his image and likeness to obey and serve him with blind faith. This God choose special servants to be his messengers to his humble and obedient subjects. This God also commands that his loyal slaves must kill all those who do not obey his commandments.
No-one. The concept is difficult for us to comprehend, living as we do in the realm of time and space. God exists outside of these and so is not limited by them as we are so used to thinking. If we can acknowledge that it could be possible for there to be something outside of time and space, then it is possible to catch a glimmer of the concept. Here's what the Bible has to say about it. Psalm 90v. 2- Before the mountains were brought forth you have formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.v.4- For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past
expresses the meaninglessness of time in God's eyes as does 2 Peter v8.
Colossians 1 v17 And he is before all things and in him all things consist.
As Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion (2006)) has pointed out, the biblical story of the creation of man gave the ancients an explanation of where they came from, but created an even bigger problem. Any god capable of creating the world and man must be more complex than his creation. If evolution was too complex an idea for the ancients to conceive, then they could not even begin to understand where the creator God came from.
We can now understand that if there has to be something in the beginning, it is vastly less complex if that something is the universe, not God. So, neither man nor God was created: man evolved.
Maybe it was just a miracle that god was created.
God cant make himself because then he would create himself out of nothing and that's impossible because he would have to be something to create himself and you start out with nothing. Voltaire said " If God didn't exist man would have to create him."
Those who believe in God believe he is everlasting and has always existed - something that's eternal cannot be created. That is hard for our minds to accept, because our mind can only comprehend things with an end.
The different peoples of the world created their God in their personal image and likeness. They created a God that authenticated their various rites and rituals. Religion was developed mainly around social cultures and traditions. It was mainly a way to influence social behaviors through the use of moral suasion. They created a God that would bring psychological comfort in times of hardship. They created a God that would protect them from natural disasters, disease and extinction.
If you ask what created God you will ask what created God's creator. and so on and so on. The answer you will get is God has always been and was never created. God exists everywhere and does not have a body - he is a spirit.
Imagination and scripture.
God is not just the imagination. if there was no such thing as God or a creator then Where did DNA information come? Where did matter come from? Why is our planet so perfect for life? To answer your question, God was not created. He is before time, space, and matter, and therefore does not need to have been "created". This might seem confusing, but if you think about it, it does. I also suggest you watch "Case for a Creator"
Per Islam teachings, No one created God. God is the Creator of everything in the universe. Allah (or God in English and same God worshiped in Christianity and Judaism) is the one and only one God with no partner, no son, no father, no companion, no associate, and no equivalence. Qur'an says: { Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (1) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (2) He neither begets nor is born, (3) Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (4)} (112:1-4). Per Islam teachings, no Trinity in Islam. Qur'an says:
{They have certainly disbelieved who say, "Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.} (5:73). Accordingly, there is nothing in Islam called God's father.
You simply cannot make something out of nothing unless your spreading make believe stories in an effort to control the masses. Wise men created these stories because they wanted to be rulers of the people and keeping fear in their minds was needed when there army wasn't big enough to do the job. God was created by man to control man and weak minded persons can't give it up.

Answer 1 The existence and nature of God is in the realm of Faith. The answer, therefore, depends upon the personal beliefs of the individual answering the question, and also whether that individual accepts some or all tenets of an established religion. Various teachings and beliefs are represented in the following answers:

The Bible doesn't say anything about God's origins, or even if He had any origin. It simply says that God was already there when time, the universe, and everything else began ... in fact, He created it all.

Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints believe that there are 3 deities: the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. They don't believe in some hyper-planet. They believe that the God is the Beginning and the Creator.
God has no beginning and end. He is all eternal. He is uncaused. He caused all things to exist. (Bible, Psalms 90:3)
In my opinion and from my study of the major religions of the world, I believe that God came from the imagination of inquisitive minds that were searching for answers to the challenging questions of their subjects.
The Bible says, God will come from the north-east and God will be present in Paradise.
God/Gods/Goddesses/Deities, etc, were invented by men in an attempt to explain natural phenomena (e.g. Thunder, Lightning, Volcanic eruptions, Tsunamis, Droughts, Hurricanes, Upheavals, Comets, Eclipses, Origin of man, Origin of Earth, Origin of the Universe) They ascribed these to acts of gods, such as Odin, Zeus, Thor, Neptune, Mars, and others in the pantheon.
However, in the present, many phenomena are understood. More and more people are now dis-associating themselves from the concept of gods. Religion and its concept of God is now declining and will continue to decline thanks to information available in the world-wide-web. People now (and in coming generations) will no longer be bound by ignorance and superstition.
God has no origin. He was around when time began, and He will be around after time ends. In one sense, we can't wrap our minds around that. Everything, we think, must have a beginning and an end...but there always has to be something before the beginning and after the end. It's hard to imagine something without boundaries, yet there's always something beyond the boundary.
Jews, Christians and Muslims believe that God has always existed. They believe that he created the world. Some religions do not accept the same concept of God. Others believe that there is no God, and that he must have been created in our minds.
God came from a magical book, which was written by God, who came from a magical book, which was written by God, who came from a magical book...
Nothing created God. He has just always been!
"Where does God come FROM" implies that God is constrained by time. If I asked my wife where she came from, she would have to think back in time and say "Swansea, Wales" or, "from my mother's womb" or further back again and say "from a sperm and an egg..." . All these use the concept of time. In the Bible, we are told that God is eternal. This does not mean "always has been here and always will be" - it means "existence outside of time" or "beyond the constraints of time". God can and does interact with us within time, but as an eternal God time for him is irrelevant.
This is not so far-fetched as it seems as light itself is also eternal. Einstein showed in his Special and General Theories of Relativity that time slows down and eventually stops when something travels at the speed of light. Hence a light ray is eternal as time has stopped for that ray - but light can still interact with us, through our eyes, cameras, photosynthesis and so on.
So to ask what was 'before' God is meaningless. there was no 'before' as God exists outside the constraints of time - he is eternal.
The laws of science and the laws of causality demand that everything within the material universe has a first cause and that events are dictated by cause and effect. However, these laws are only valid within a 'time framework' ie, within the actual passage of time. Rather being a weakness in Christian belief, the evidence of scripture, reason and tradition that God is eternal means that, outside the constraints of time the laws of causality have absolutely no effect and are irrelevant, and so the great strength, therefore, that scripture displays, is of the accurate prediction of the nature of the universe's beginnings (eg that time itself was created at the Big bang) that were only verified scientifically last century.
At Creation, or the 'Big bang' (whatever you wish to call it) Einstein, Hawking and others, through evidential research, showed that as well as matter and space being created at this Big bang, Time itself was also created. This is now of universal acceptance in cosmological studies. There was no 'before' the moment of Creation, as time itself had not been created. This is borne out both by the Special and General Theories of Relativity and by Genesis 1: In the beginning God created..... (i.e. in the Hebrew "at the beginning of time"). Scripture, reason and tradition also dictates that God is eternal. This does NOT mean that he goes on for ever, but actually means, again by analysing the nuances in the original Hebrew and Greek, that he exists outside the constraints of time. So, for God, time is an irrelevancy. Much in the same way as a ray of light, travelling at the speed of light, has no concept of time as Einsteinian relativity shows that at speed time slows until it stops at the speed of light, God also has no concept of time passing as we do. Also, much in the same way that light can still interact with us IN time (it can affect our eyes, allow photosynthesis etc) so God can also interact with us through prayer and miracle and the Holy Spirit. This does not mean that God himself was created at the Big Bang, because, again, that would imply God has a 'beginning' as far as time is concerned, which he hasn't. Nor does it suggest that God has 'always been there' as this too suggests the passing of time and is therefore the incorrect way of talking of God. If God is eternal, then any description of the eternality of God that relies on any passage of time cannot be the correct way of thinking about his eternal nature. So, to say 'where did God come from' is meaningless as it implies there was a time 'before' God which there wasn't. Put simply, God is eternal, and anything that imposes a constraint of time upon him is an irrelevancy.
God didn't come from anywhere. He always was, always is, and always will be. He was there in the beginning. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Think about that. He was already there. It is a thought far beyond human comprehension. God transcends time. There is no time in eternity. God is timeless. It is one of the greatest mysteries of our faith.
'God' or 'Gods' come from the minds of the people who create them. Gods are imaginary. Gods come from old myths and legends.
God created us; Evolution has been scientifically proven and so has the bible therefore God made us along with science. Read Gensis (first part) ...Also God has more then 99 names ...depending on where you are in which country. He gave us the ability to improve our minds with science, but science has never been able to disprove God...BUT total belief in science HAS been disproven by the Bible. Check national Geo magazines, Time also.
Those who believe that God made man, believe that God is uncreated - he always was. Others believe that man made God - he was created to fill a need in society.
1. This is known as an infinite regression. The creators never end. "Who made the god who made the world? Who made the god that made the god who made the world? Who made the god that made the god who made the world?" ad nauseum. 2. Humans from all cultures have a creation story, making up god(s) to worship and explain their existence. They would be the true creators of god(s).
My answer- As a Christian I understand this question because i use to wonder the same thing. The simple fact is that he was never made he just always 'was'. As humans we cannot understand this as it is beyond our comprehension as we must think that everything has a beginning, but because God made time he cannot possibly have a beginning otherwise he would be effected by time itself. We now that the does not have a beginning because God is a never changing God, he was what he was when he created us and he will always be the same.
According to the Bible, God had no beginning (Psalms 90:2; Revelation 15:3). He is the 'king of eternity'....'everlasting to everlasting'. He always was and will always be. So, NO ONE made God.
This is a frequently asked question, and it may be addressed in two basic ways. The most direct answer is the one supplied by the Scriptures themselves. And that will settle the issue for those who have confidence in the credibility of the sacred Book. Secondly, however, one may pursue the inquiry by means of the process of logical reasoning. some people believe that god was created by itself, but most people believe that god isn't real because nobody knows who created him x

Answer 2 (Another Viewpoint) The concept of a superior being (god) is a human one. Humankind is not comfortable with the idea there may be no all powerful, all knowing, guiding power to the universe we live in.

Most human beings will acknowledge the existence of some Power, be it naturally occurring or divine in nature, which drives the world. And most of us, whether we admit it or not would like to think that Power was kindly disposed to us.

It is however incredibly arrogant of us to think that that power looks or acts like us. Humankind is not truly capable of comprehending the kind of being/power that could in fact control the universe and that idea frightens us to our very core. In order to allow ourselves to believe in that being/power, we have had to make it in our own image. Small, ineffectual and petty as we are our God has mirrored our best and worst aspects.

In our need to have someone to petition for the betterment of our circumstances (prayer to God) or blame for our weaknesses (the Devil made me do it) we have come to believe in these powers.

There really is no way for any of us to know with complete certainty that God (upper case or lower case; singular or plural; male, female or unknown) A) exists, B) controls the universe in all its complexities, C) cares or is even aware of we humans. That is what faith is for.

Albert Einstein: "I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly.""The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive."

" A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."

Thomas Jefferson: "To say that the human soul, angels, God, are immaterial, is to say they are nothings, or that there is no God, no angels, no soul."

Modern scientists: In the United States, a survey indicated 7 percent of eminent scientists believe in God, while 40 percent of less eminent scientists believe in God. In Britain, a survey indicated that just under 5 percent of eminent scientists believe in God.

Buddha: It is neither God nor the self nor some causeless chance which creates us. It is our our deeds which produce both good and bad results according to the law of causation.

We should therefore abandon the heresy of worshipping God and of praying to him. We should stop all speculation and vain talk about such matters and practice good so that good may result from our good deeds.CS Lewis:

"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing."

"Everything except God has some natural superior; everything except unformed matter has some natural inferior."

"[God] is not proud...He will have us even though we have shown that we prefer everything else to Him."

"A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. There are traps everywhere--'Bibles laid open, millions of surprises,' as Herbert says, 'fine nets and stratagems.' God is, if I may say it, very unscrupulous."

"We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God."

Answer 3 (Islamic view)Allah (or God in English and same God in Judaism and Christianity) is superior than the bounds and limits of distance, time, or any dimension. Allah (or God) is the first before any first and the last after any last. God is eternal. God is the creator of every thing and is the creator time and all dimensions. So, it is not logic to be judged by time or to the output of something else. Every thing in our life you can bring it back to its source and that from it come from until you come to certain point then you say it is created by God. God is the origin and didn't come from anything but every thing comes from him.

God is the Creator and is not created. Quran says; with meaning English translation:

{Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, (1) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (2) He neither begets nor is born, (3) Nor is there to Him any equivalent." (4)}

[Quran, chapter 112]

According to the Quran verses above (and also you find the same in the Torah and the Bible), God is just there. He is always there. He is eternally there. God had no creator but He is the Creator.

I'll try to tread carefully to avoid this from exploding into a religious debate. If you're referring to God from the Bible, then that's a good question. Nobody knows! The Bible says our minds are too small to comprehend God in His fullness. But that doesn't mean there is not an answer. Untill then God promises in His Word through one of His followers that 'everything will be revealed' in heaven to those who loved and lived for Jesus.
God did not come from any thing - everything, everywhere, always comes from God and everything is in God and apart from God there is never nothing nowhere. God is who makes our reality real - space, time, matter, energy, elegance, logic, consciousness etc.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Colossians 1:17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Acts 17:27-28 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Christians believe God is infinitely simple, and as such does not perceive subjective time. As such, God has always existed and always will be. The Christian interpretation of God is one Person with three distinct personalities i.e.: the Holy Trinity (The Father(in Heaven), The Son(Jesus Christ), and The Holy Spirit/Ghost).
If something comes into being, it must have been prompted by something else. A book has an author. Music has a music artist. A party has a party-thrower! All things that begin, that have a start, have a cause to their beginning.

Consider the universe. Scientists once held to the "steady-state" theory, that the universe has always existed without beginning.

Cosmological evidence now refers to the "Big bang" as the point in time that the universe came into being. Our space-time-matter-energy universe had a distinct and singular beginning.

Since it did not always exist, but came into existence (had a singular beginning), then some other reality must have caused or created it.1

Everything we observe in nature has a beginning. God however is in a different category, and must be so. God is different from all nature and humanity and everything that exists, in that he has always existed, independent from anything he created. God is not a dependent being, but self-sufficient, self-existent. And this is exactly how the Bible describes God, and how God has revealed himself to be. Why must God be this way?

Our universe cannot be explained any other way. It could not have created itself. It has not always existed. And it could not be created by something that itself is created. Why not?

It isn't coherent to argue that the universe was created by God, but God was in turn created by God to the second power, who was in turn created by God to the third power, and so on. As Aristotle cogently argued, there must be a reality that causes but is itself uncaused (or, a being that moves but is itself unmoved). Why? Because if there is an infinite regression of causes, then by definition the whole process could never begin. No one made God, because God never began. He originally existed outside of time, because He created time, and it never existed before He made it. Before God created anything, He came from a place with no beginnings and no time. He is the natural state of things; everything else is fake and an illusion, including us.

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As we were spirit children of our Father in heaven before coming to earth, and as our spirits entered our bodies we became human. From the time of Adam the natural process of procreation has been performed by the intimate relationship of a man and woman.

Let us consider the same procreation being performed in heaven. God also having a spirit mother and father. This procreation in the heavens being done from time immemorial. There is nothing strange in this thought, the procreation of man on earth being preceded in the heavens by heavenly parents.
Since we were not there at the beginning of the world we don't know for sure but when asked (in the bible) about his beginning and who "he" is god states I am who I am. God also know as the great 'I am' just is, he just exists he was never born and will never die he is truly immortal.

God was already here. It is a difficult concept for humans to grasp... the immensity of the concept of immortal, without beginning or end, since we are in a mortal state where everything begins and ends. So, we don't know how, but he was always here and he created us all.

The majority of major religions today believe that God is eternal; outside the realm of time, therefore he just is, with no past or future, just ever present.

Other people believe that there is no God so no one created him.

God is immortal and people say he's a spirit not a human man as you may think you see him so he made out of thin air i guess.

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