Curious Christian

Yesterday, I came across an intriguing question: What was God doing before creation?

At first, it seems like a reasonable thing to ask. But the question itself is built on a flawed assumption—that there was a “before” creation. Time itself is part of what God created; it didn’t exist independently before God brought everything into being. Without time, there is no “before” in the way we typically understand it.

So, what was God “doing” before creation? The best answer is that God simply was. Hence the name YHWH, meaning I AM WHO I AM. God’s existence is not bound by time or any other created thing. God’s first act, as we understand it, was bringing the universe into being. Anything beyond that may be beyond our ability to comprehend—because we, unlike God, exist within time’s constraints.