WHY DID GOD CREATE MAN? (4)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth, day and night, and all the animals on our planet - for a purpose. However, did He create man as some kind of hobby? Have you ever wondered WHY you were born? Does our existence END at death? What is our ultimate destiny? Do we exist to rule the UNIVERSE?
b) The culmination of all creation was to make us, which is what Genesis clearly states (see Genesis 1, especially 1:26).
c) The Hebrew word for God is Elohim in Genesis 1:26 and elsewhere, which is a plural form, and for that reason, we find the One who is the Creator referring to "our" image (Genesis 1:26-27). Amazingly, God consists of more than one Being. As the Bible continues its revelation of these Beings, it shows them in a family relationship.
1. What is the TRUE purpose of life?
a) Why did God create us? The purpose of man rests in his great salvation plan and his goal to make beings just like him. He is making character copies of Himself through the few today he calls and the many he will call later.
b) Through Bible study, daily prayer, and the experiences and trials of life, the Christian grows spiritually. His human, self-centered nature is reformed and shaped into godly character. Then, at the time of the resurrection, the Christian transforms from mortal to immortal. He is born again. Only this time, he is born into the divine Family, and not into a human family. As he was once born in the image of man, his new spiritual birth we be in the image of his heavenly Father. The resurrected Christian will exist and be part of his growing family! This is the wonderful truth of why God made us in the first place!
The End ...
0. Introductiona) In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth, day and night, and all the animals on our planet - for a purpose. However, did He create man as some kind of hobby? Have you ever wondered WHY you were born? Does our existence END at death? What is our ultimate destiny? Do we exist to rule the UNIVERSE?
b) The culmination of all creation was to make us, which is what Genesis clearly states (see Genesis 1, especially 1:26).
c) The Hebrew word for God is Elohim in Genesis 1:26 and elsewhere, which is a plural form, and for that reason, we find the One who is the Creator referring to "our" image (Genesis 1:26-27). Amazingly, God consists of more than one Being. As the Bible continues its revelation of these Beings, it shows them in a family relationship.
1. What is the TRUE purpose of life?
a) Why did God create us? The purpose of man rests in his great salvation plan and his goal to make beings just like him. He is making character copies of Himself through the few today he calls and the many he will call later.
b) Through Bible study, daily prayer, and the experiences and trials of life, the Christian grows spiritually. His human, self-centered nature is reformed and shaped into godly character. Then, at the time of the resurrection, the Christian transforms from mortal to immortal. He is born again. Only this time, he is born into the divine Family, and not into a human family. As he was once born in the image of man, his new spiritual birth we be in the image of his heavenly Father. The resurrected Christian will exist and be part of his growing family! This is the wonderful truth of why God made us in the first place!
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