I don’t
recall ever having written a blog like this before, and some might think it
almost blasphemous. (But I obviously don’t believe this to be the case, as I
have the greatest respect for the One who formed me in my mother’s womb, and
have no interest in displeasing Him).
You see, I
have entitled this small musing,
…“And Let
There Be God.”
As I pedaled
my bike along my 10 mile recurrent pathway in the wee hours of the morning, I
found myself reflecting on this notion. Who, after all, was responsible for the
creation of the Almighty?
Young
Christians are often encouraged to read the Book of John; prior to devoting
much time to any of the remaining 65 volumes contained in scripture. And
interestingly enough, the first few verses of this 4th book of the
Gospel writings alludes to the topic at hand.
“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by Him,
and without Him was nothing made that was made.” (John 1:1-3)
And I find
it curious that the foregoing passage from the New Testament virtually mirrors
the first sentence from the first volume of the Old Testament.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
(Genesis 1:1)
And I think
there is little doubt when the Apostle John wrote the initial lines of his
narrative, it was no mistake that he replicated those memorable words of Moses.
But from
whence, after all, did God spring, and from Whom did He gain His substance?
A hard
question and worthy of contemplation
The writer
of the Book of Hebrews has something to contribute to the matter, and strangely
enough he (or she, since we are unsure of his or her identity) once again
addresses this recurring topic.
God, who at sundry times and in various ways
spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets has in these last days
spoken unto us by His Son, Whom He
has appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made the worlds (Hebrews 1:1-2)
Can we find nothing, however, relevant to the creation of the
Godhead, Himself, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, (other than the implication in
the foregoing scriptures that
…He was not only present at the beginning, but that He, Himself
had no beginning).
Perhaps the most specific and authoritative statement in all of
scripture, in terms of this topic, can be found in the same volume of which we
have just alluded.
For in this verse the writer refers to an obscure figure in the Old Testament whom, I believe, represents a pre-incarnate appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ. In this passage we are provided the evidence and assurance that God
…had no Creator, but was and is and ever more shall be not only the ever-existent One, but the self-existent One
As human beings it is difficult enough to grasp the notion of eternal life; given our experience of mortality and the certain end thereof. And as difficult as the concept is to fathom, the implication that anyone or anything had no personal beginning is nothing less than mind boggling, and futile to contemplate.
“Having neither beginning of days, nor end of life…”
There’s a line from an old Gospel hymn which assures us that,
“We’ll understand it better by and by.”
(To be continued)
By William McDonald, PhD. From (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 42. Copyright pending
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