Question: Who is the First and Best Being?
Answer: God is the first and best being.
Scripture:
Isaiah 44:6 – Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
Psalm 8:1 – O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
Psalm 96:4 – For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.
Psalm 97:9 – For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
1 Samuel 2:2 – There is none holy like the LORD: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.
*From the Desiring God Website, edited and annotated by John Piper
Rated R For Reformed 