Who Is God?
- Talmida Ti
- May 29
- 5 min read
Updated: Aug 6
Hey you.
I’m so glad you’re back.
Last time, we talked about something most people try to ignore—the fact that we’re all going to die.
Not to be dramatic, but to be honest.
Because if death is guaranteed, then the most important question you’ll ever ask is this:
Is there a God?
And if there is… then that changes everything.
Nothing else matters more.
But here’s the thing.
It’s not enough to just believe something is out there.
We need to ask a deeper question:
Who is God?
Like… what do we even mean when we say “God”?
Some people think He’s just a vibe.
Or a faraway force.
Or some kind of cosmic vending machine that hands out blessings when you’re good.
But today, we’re going to strip all that down.
Because if God really is the One who made you—if He’s the one behind all of this—then don’t you want to know who He is?
Hi, I'm Talmida T, and this is The Little Why—where we break down the big “who, what, and whys” of God in a little way, through digestible micro-sessions.
And today, we’re asking the big question:
Who is God?
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The First Principle of Everything
Let’s start this off by thinking logically.
Everything that exists had a cause.
Nothing just popped into being out of nowhere.
You see a building? There was a builder.
You find a book? Someone wrote it.
TikTok and Instagram didn’t just magically appear.
Someone dreamed up the idea, designed the interface, wrote the code, and launched it.
That’s not theology.
That’s just basic reasoning.
It’s how the world works: cause and effect.
We don’t look at a skyscraper and say,
“Wow, that must’ve built itself.”
We don’t scroll through our feed and wonder,
“What if this app just appeared from nothing?”
We assume there’s a mind behind the system.
A cause behind the thing.
Now pause. Really think about it.
The universe. Galaxies, atoms, black holes.
Time. Gravity. Music. Morality. Consciousness.
The human soul.
All of it exists—and none of it just appeared.
It all had a cause.
So the obvious question is:
Where did it all come from?
Whatever caused the universe can’t be part of the universe.
It has to be beyond it—outside time, space, and matter.
That’s what we mean when we say God:
The uncaused cause.
The necessary being.
The reason why there’s something instead of nothing.
The Creator—powerful and intelligent enough to design the laws of nature,
and personal enough to set it all in motion with intention.
Just like a coder writes a program with precision and purpose,
God wrote the code of creation—and He didn’t stop there.
He wrote it onto your heart.
Not by accident.
Not randomly.
But on purpose.
And here’s where it gets mind-blowing.
God didn’t just hit “launch” on the universe and then dip.
He didn’t build all of this, spin it into motion, and leave us to fend for ourselves.
No. Like any good coder who checks in on their app...
Like an architect who walks through the halls of what they designed...
Like an artist who admires their work, but wants to share in it...
God wants to dwell with us.
To be near.
To be known.
To be involved.
And He didn’t leave us guessing.
Throughout history, He reached out.
Not in vague whispers—but in real, tangible ways.
Through creation. Through conscience.
And eventually—through people and prophecy.
God didn’t just build reality.
He stepped into it.
Because He didn’t create us to survive alone.
He created us to walk with Him.
And that longing you feel?
That ache for connection, for meaning, for more?
That’s not a glitch in the system.
That’s part of the design.
So how did God step into our world?
Well—just like any coder who wants to interact with their creation,
He wrote Himself into the program.
He entered the world He made.
But He knew we’d be skeptical.
He couldn’t just show up and say, “Hey, I’m God!”
No one would take Him seriously.
We’ve seen that—Scammers, cult leaders, people with mental illness claiming to be divine.
So God, being infinitely wise, laid the groundwork.
He prepared a people—so that when He came, we would recognize Him.
He started with a man named Abraham, and built a nation through him—Israel.
The only people in human history chosen by God,
not because they were powerful,
but because He had a plan.
He revealed Himself to them.
They didn’t just believe in God. They encountered Him.
When they were slaves in Egypt,
He led them with a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night.
At Mount Sinai, they felt the mountain shake.
They heard thunder.
They saw His glory—and they were terrified.
They begged Moses, “Don’t let God speak to us directly. We’ll die.”
So in His mercy, God began to speak through prophets.
Generation after generation,
He sent messengers—laying down prophecy after prophecy,
trails of divine breadcrumbs—so that when the time was right, we’d know exactly who to look for.
And then… He came.
Not as a king.
Not as a warrior.
But as a child.
A carpenter.
A man.
And He didn’t just claim to speak for God.
He claimed to be God.
Now again—anyone can claim that.
And many have.
But the real God would have to prove it.
Do something no one else could ever do.
Something like…
rise from the dead.
And that’s exactly what Jesus of Nazareth did.
He is the only person in history who was:
Pre-announced by prophecy
Claimed to be God
And rose from the dead after being executed
No other religious figure in history has done that.
Not Muhammad.
Not Buddha.
Not Krishna.
Only Jesus.
So if we want to know who God is…
the next logical step is to investigate Jesus of Nazareth.
Was He a real person?
Was what they wrote about Him true?
And if He really rose from the dead… what does that mean for us?
In 'The Trial' series, we’re breaking it down, piece by piece.
Jesus of Nazareth is going on trial.
And you my friend, are on the jury.
Let the case begin.
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Curious how this all fits within Catholic teaching? These Catechism references confirm that what we’ve explored here is consistent with the Church’s understanding of God, revelation, and Christ.
Explore it for yourself.
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Concept | Reference |
God can be known through reason | CCC 31–34 |
God is the first cause of all things | CCC 296 |
Creation is intentional | CCC 295 |
God desires relationship with us | CCC 1, 299 |
Gradual revelation through Israel | CCC 53, 59–64 |
Jesus as fullness of Revelation | CCC 65 |
Resurrection as divine proof | CCC 638–658 |
The law written on the heart | CCC 1776 |
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If God is real, why doesn't He just show Himself?
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Was Jesus really preannounced?
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