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Where did God come from?translated

September 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Reader question:

Hello! I am tormented by a question to which there seems to be no answer. They say that God was always there, before space and time, but where did He come from? He has his own beginning; it cannot be that He simply exists.

Natalya

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Mikhail SAMOKHIN

Press Secretary of the Pyatigorsk and Circassian diocese;  Head of Information and Publishing Department; head of the missionary department of the Pyatigorsk and Circassian diocese.

Hello, Natalya! God is God because he has no beginning. He always exists, He exists outside of time and space. There is no moment or place when and where He would not be. This is very difficult to understand, since the consciousness of man himself is limited by time and space. One can only believe this.

The constant memory that God is omnipotent, and this His property is not limited by any tricks of the weak human mind, can reconcile us a little with this reality. Agree that only such a God, Who Himself is the Source and the Beginning, the Lord of times and worlds, is worthy of true service. We can worship with respect holy people who have pleased God, but it is better and more worthy to serve...

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Jiří Veselý
Thank you for your reply Father Michael. The bit about God himself being the source and beginning of everything helped me - one is always looking for some "beginning of the beginning". It reminded me of how when I sew, sometimes I start fabric with no end in sight and it ends up holding anyway.
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