Before creation, there was only God. When he chose to create the universe he had to find a place for it. There was no place outside of God for it, because there is no place outside of God. <ref>1Ki 8:27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?</ref>. So he opened a void within himself <ref>Ge 1:2 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.</ref> and arranged the void to be what we think is a physical universe. But God is the real reality, and we are but a shadow within him<ref>Ps 144:4 Man is like to vanity: his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away.</ref>.

He is like the river to the fish<ref>Ps 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].</ref>. We swim about, living our lives as we will, but he is silently and invisibly nudging us where he would have us be, to accomplish his purposes. In the same manner that fish cannot see water, we cannot see God.

The Father's is the preeminent will of God<ref>Mt 6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.</ref> <ref>Mt 26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.</ref>. All things are done according to his purposes. The primary attributes of the Father are not those of Greek invention, but those by which he chooses to be known: Holiness <ref>1Pe 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.</ref> and love<ref>1Jo 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.</ref>. He reveals himself in two 'channels' of communication. One channel expresses his holiness, the other his love. All the laws against mixing are warnings that we cannot understand them together until we see the cross.