CG7: God Was Not Created

Rebuilt Gymnasium in Sardis.

This is one of the most impressive buildings in the area of any of the seven churches of Revelation 2 & 3. However, it has been recently and massively rebuilt as its original condition was in ruin. And while it and its size are impressive, it no longer functions as it once did.

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In the September 2008 edition of CG7’s Bible Advocate magazine, its president, Whaid Rose related the following:

Consider this conversation between a little boy and his father. “Who made me?” the boy asked.

“God,” Dad replied.

“Who made you?” the boy continued.

“God did.”

Again the boy asked, “Did God make everybody?”

“Yes,” Dad responded, “all the people in the world.”

So far, Dad’s answers were correct, but the tough question followed: “If God made all the people in
the world, then who made God?”

Dad scratched his head, then said, “I guess God made Himself.”

Wrong answer! To say God made Himself implies that at one time God did not exist and that He is a created being. This contradicts the scriptural assertion that God is creator, not created; that He has always existed apart from His creation; that He is the uncaused cause, the unmoved mover, the I AM.

And Whaid Rose’s assessment of the Dad’s position is correct.

God, whose family began with the Ancient of Days (the Father) and the Word (Jesus), was not created.

Several articles of possibly related interest may include:

Is God’s Existence Logical? Some say it is not logical to believe in God. Is that true?
Is Evolution Probable or Impossible or Is God’s Existence Logical? Part II This short article clearly answers what ‘pseudo-scientists’ refuse to acknowledge.
Where Did God Come From? Any ideas? And how has God been able to exist? Who is God?
How is God Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient? Here is a biblical article by Wallace Smith which answers what many really wonder about it.
What is the Meaning of Life? Who does God say is happy? What is your ultimate destiny? Do you really know? Does God actually have a plan for YOU personally?
The Bible: Fact or Fiction? This is a booklet written by Douglas Winnail that answers if the Bible is just a collection of myths and legends or the inspired word of God.
Church of God, Seventh Day: History and Teachings Nearly all COG’s I am aware of trace their history through this group. Whaid Rose is the president of the largest CG7 group (Denver). Do you know much about them?
The Sardis Church Era was predominant circa 1600 A.D. to circa 1933 A.D. Discusses early history of the Seventh Day Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and COG-7th Day.
Who Was Herbert W. Armstrong? How is He Viewed Today? Includes quotes from the 1973 edition of The Autobiography of Herbert W. Armstrong and explains how he is and should be viewed today.
Binitarian View: One God, Two Beings Before the Beginning Is binitarianism the correct position? What about unitarianism or trinitarianism?
Did Early Christians Think the Holy Spirit Was A Separate Person in a Trinity? Or did they have a different view?
Did the True Church Ever Teach a Trinity? Most act like this is so, but is it?
Was Unitarianism the Teaching of the Bible or Early Church? Unitarians tend to claim that Jesus was created. Many, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, claim the early church was unitarian, but was it?