Was God lonely in the beginning?

Was God lonely in the beginning?

Right after creating man and giving him a home, God goes on to compensate for another of His own traits: his aloneness. He does not want the same for man. On the face of it, it is quite odd that the Bible deals with the notion of being alone so early on in the story of creation.

Who is God alone?

God Alone was the motto and the title of the collected writings of Saint Louis de Montfort, one of the leading figures in the French school of spirituality and Roman Catholic Mariology. Montfort wrote “God Alone” on all his correspondences and at the end of most of his hymns.

How old is the true God?

They could tell us at least when figurines of gods and cave paintings appeared. I guess not earlier than 200,000 years ago. I’d even say there was no God before the end of the Neolithic age, and that means God is roughly 7,000 years old.

What was there before God created the world?

Pre-creation: Genesis 1:1–2 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Why was it not good for Adam alone?

Like Israel who rejected God and insisted on having a king, Adam sought companionship in flesh and not in spirit. He desired someone that is bone of his bones and flesh of his flesh. (Genesis 2:23). Adam did not understand that he who is with God is not alone and should not feel alone.

How did God make Eve?

God created Eve from Adam’s rib. with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. Adam gave his wife the name Eve, which means lifegiver. She, like Adam, was created by God, but God had not made her from the dust of the ground as he had made Adam.

Who was in the beginning with God?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 opens the larger section sometimes described as the “Prologue to John” (John 1:1–18) which deals with Jesus, the “Word made flesh” who “dwelt among us” (John 1:14).

Are the Father Son and Holy Spirit the same?

“The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” are not names for different parts of God, but one name for God because three persons exist in God as one entity. They cannot be separate from one another. Each person is understood as having the identical essence or nature, not merely similar natures.

Does God want us to be alone?

When we are alone God has the opportunity to speak to us and receive our undivided attention. Nine times in the gospels we are told that Jesus went away to a lonely place to be with the father. Jesus sought out solitude so he could seek the father’s will for his life.

Was the first human being created alone?

It’s true the first human was created alone (again, not lonely ). But God remedied the “not good” by creating another human for the purpose of procreation and human relationships. So then, why did God create humans in the first place if he wasn’t alone?

Was Jesus alone in the world?

Jesus understands this feeling. In a very human sense, he was alone. Imagine what living in this world was like for Jesus. He was without sin (Hebrews 4:15). That might sound like a pleasant problem to deal with. I don’t think so.

Do you ever feel alone in the world?

Sometimes we feel alone in the world. Jesus understands this feeling. In a very human sense, he was alone. Imagine what living in this world was like for Jesus. He was without sin ( Hebrews 4:15 ).

Did Jesus understand your loneliness?

Jesus knew supreme rejection and loneliness. Which makes him perfectly suited to understand yours. He is a high priest who can sympathize with this weakness ( Hebrews 4:15 ). But Jesus doesn’t just understand your loneliness; he’s destroying it.