Doubts & Questions
“If God created the universe, who created God?”
This question assumes that everything must have a cause. But that’s not quite right. The principle of causality applies only to things that begin to exist. If something had a starting point, we naturally ask what caused it. But God, by definition, is eternal - He has no beginning and no end. He is the one necessary being who does not need a cause. Asking, “Who created God?” is like asking, “What’s north of the North Pole?” - it’s a category mistake.
The Universe Had a Beginning—It Is Not Eternal
For centuries, some philosophers and scientists believed the universe had always existed. But modern science has overwhelmingly disproven this idea. All the best evidence from physics, astronomy, and cosmology points to the fact that the universe had a beginning - and whatever begins to exist must have a cause.
Some of the strongest reasons why the universe cannot be eternal:
The Big Bang: The leading scientific model shows the universe expanded from a singular point. If we rewind the clock, we reach a moment when all space, time, and matter began to exist.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics: The universe is running out of usable energy. If it were eternal, it should have already run out of energy. The fact that it still has energy means it had a starting point.
Cosmic Background Radiation: The afterglow of the Big Bang shows that there was a time when the universe was in a hot, dense state before rapidly expanding. This evidence confirms the universe is not eternal.
Multiverse Theories Don't Solve the Problem
Some skeptics appeal to the multiverse - the idea that maybe our universe is just one of many. But even if multiple universes exist (which is highly speculative), the multiverse itself would still need an explanation. You cannot have an infinite series of physical causes - there must be an uncaused first cause.
Imagine a train with an infinite number of cars. If every car is being pulled by the one before it, but there is no locomotive, the train never moves. The same applies to reality: an infinite chain of causes cannot exist without a necessary, self-existent foundation.
Even leading atheists like Stephen Hawking and Lawrence Krauss admit the universe had a beginning. They just attempt to explain it without God - but the problem remains: What caused the first reality?
Why an Eternal Creator Is the Best Explanation
Atheists are faced with the same question: If the universe exists, where did it come from? They must either believe:
The universe came from nothing, which contradicts science (since nothing cannot produce something).
The universe caused itself, which is logically impossible (since something must exist to cause itself).
The universe had a transcendent cause - which is exactly what the Bible has taught all along.
The best explanation is that there is a necessary, self-existent being - God - who is the uncaused cause of everything else. Unlike the universe, which had a beginning, God exists outside of time and space. He is not bound by the physical laws that govern the material world.
Atheism often assumes that natural causes can explain everything, but that only pushes the question further back. The existence of the universe demands an ultimate explanation - and an eternal Creator is the only explanation that makes sense of the evidence.