Part Nine: Why Only God as Described in the Bible Has the Qualifications for Creator of Life and the Cosmos

In my previous two blog posts, I presented the cosmological argument as proof that the universe neither popped into existence out of nothing nor is eternal. At this point, however, I have only demonstrated the existence of a non-contingent, transcendent “First Cause.” It remains now to show that this First Cause of all creation is the God revealed in the Bible. This requires God to have certain necessary qualities. In other words, to have created everything that exists, this non-contingent First Cause must have the following attributes:

• To be a creator, the First Cause must be supernatural, eternal, exist apart from creation, and not bound to natural processes.
• For this First Cause to create, “it” would be a free agent with free will and, therefore, a personal being— a “He” rather than an “It.”
• Since an event can’t be greater than its cause, He must be more intelligent and powerful than what He created.
• Because He is the First Cause, He must be uncaused, self-existing, changeless, timeless, and infinite (always existed).
• To be Creator, He must be omniscient (have all knowledge), omnipresent (be present everywhere at once), and omnipotent (be all-powerful).
• He must be Spirit rather than material. He could not be a physical being if He is present everywhere at once.
• As the creator of moral beings (people), God must be perfect in goodness, holiness, and love. An evil creator would not create people with a moral conscience (Rom. 2:14-15).
• As a holy and just Being, God would have to condemn and punish sin. Therefore, He must be perfect in wisdom, righteousness, justice, and judgment.
• As a loving Being, God would provide the human race an opportunity to receive forgiveness.

These qualities describe the fundamental attributes of God revealed in the Bible. The cosmological argument carried to its logical philosophical and theological conclusion confirms the existence of the God of Scripture. ©