The question "Where did God come from?" is addressed primarily within the framework of classical theism and Christian belief as follows:
- God did not come from anywhere; He has always existed eternally. Unlike everything else that has a cause or origin, God is understood to be uncaused and eternal, existing "from everlasting to everlasting" (1 Chronicles 16:36)
- This concept means God is not contingent upon anything else for His existence. He is the "unmoved mover" or the "uncaused cause" that stops the infinite regress of causes in the universe
- The Bible states "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1), implying that God exists outside of time and created the universe, which itself had a beginning
- Philosophically and theologically, God is considered necessary and self-existent, meaning He does not depend on anything else and did not come into being but simply always was
In summary, within Christian theology and many philosophical traditions, God is eternal and uncreated, having no origin or cause. This distinguishes God fundamentally from everything else that exists, which has a beginning and a cause.
