To end this discussion, here’s an excellent answer given by Kent Hovind to this question:
“Your question, where does God come from assumes that you
are thinking, obviously displays, that you are thinking of the
wrong god. Because the God of the Bible is not affected by
time, space or matter. If He is affected by time, space or matter,
He is not God. Time, space and matter, what we call a
continuum, would have to come into existence at the same
instance. Because if you had matter and no space, where would
you put i? If there was matter and space but no time, when
would you put it? You cannot have time, space or matter
independently, they have to come into existence simultaneously.
The Bible answers that in 10 words: In the beginning, (there's
time), God created the heavens (there's space), and the earth
(there's matter) (Genesis 1:1). So, you have time, space, matter,
the trinity of trinities: Time - has past, present, future. Space -
has breadth, length, height. Matter has solid, liquid, gas. We have
a trinity of trinities created instantaneously, and the God who
created them has to be outside of them. If He is limited by time,
He is not God. The God who created this computer is not in
the computer. He is not running around changing the numbers
on the screen. The God who created this universe is outside the
universe. He is above it, beyond it, in it, He is not affected by it.
So [if you have] the concept that a spiritual force cannot have an
effect on a material body, then you have to explain to me why
there are emotions, and love, and hatred, and envy, and jealousy
and rationality - I mean, if your brain is a collection of chemicals
formed by chance over billions of years, how on earth can you
trust your own reasoning process and the thoughts that you
think? Your question, where does God come from, is assuming
a limited God. And that is your problem. The God that I
worship is not limited by time, space or matter. If I could fit the
infinite God into my 3-pound brain, He would not be worthy
worshiping, that is for certain. So, that is the God I worship.”
“Your question, where does God come from assumes that you
are thinking, obviously displays, that you are thinking of the
wrong god. Because the God of the Bible is not affected by
time, space or matter. If He is affected by time, space or matter,
He is not God. Time, space and matter, what we call a
continuum, would have to come into existence at the same
instance. Because if you had matter and no space, where would
you put i? If there was matter and space but no time, when
would you put it? You cannot have time, space or matter
independently, they have to come into existence simultaneously.
The Bible answers that in 10 words: In the beginning, (there's
time), God created the heavens (there's space), and the earth
(there's matter) (Genesis 1:1). So, you have time, space, matter,
the trinity of trinities: Time - has past, present, future. Space -
has breadth, length, height. Matter has solid, liquid, gas. We have
a trinity of trinities created instantaneously, and the God who
created them has to be outside of them. If He is limited by time,
He is not God. The God who created this computer is not in
the computer. He is not running around changing the numbers
on the screen. The God who created this universe is outside the
universe. He is above it, beyond it, in it, He is not affected by it.
So [if you have] the concept that a spiritual force cannot have an
effect on a material body, then you have to explain to me why
there are emotions, and love, and hatred, and envy, and jealousy
and rationality - I mean, if your brain is a collection of chemicals
formed by chance over billions of years, how on earth can you
trust your own reasoning process and the thoughts that you
think? Your question, where does God come from, is assuming
a limited God. And that is your problem. The God that I
worship is not limited by time, space or matter. If I could fit the
infinite God into my 3-pound brain, He would not be worthy
worshiping, that is for certain. So, that is the God I worship.”
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