1. Why are we here? Or, Why did God make us?
God made us so we could glorify Him and have fellowship with Him (1 John 1:1-3). He made Adam and
Eve and put them in the garden and then He walked in fellowship with them. He gave them
the greatest thing they could have, His love and presence. After they sinned, God said,
"Adam, where are you?" God sought Adam. In Exodus 25:8 God said to Moses while
Israel was in the wilderness, "And let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may
dwell among them." In the New Testament in John 1:14 it says, "And the Word
became flesh and dwelt (tabernacled) among us..." God seeks our presence. He
wants to have fellowship with us. He made us to give us His love and enjoy His presence.
But, man sinned and separated Himself from God. That is why Christ died for sins, that our
fellowship with God would be restored.
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The above is from: Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry
| God's creation and our salvation were not just so we could live
with Him. God desires fellowship and intimacy in a loving relationship with His people. |
- 1 John 1:3, "We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also
may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus
Christ."
- Rev. 21:3, "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Now the dwelling
of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself
will be with them and be their God.'"
- See also, John 10:27-28; John 3:16; Phil. 2:1,2.
- See Steps to Peace
With God
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