Why did God created Men?

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(1) Hinduism--It is not that God created men in the sense the Western Religions believe. Men are actually part of God, the physical body is just an illusion and not reality. So, the goal of men is to realize his/her divinity--so that he/she will be mingled with God and never be reborn.
The soul of human-beings are the reality and not created. They are infact part of God and so uncreated.
(2)Christianity:
Very unclear position. Possibly, the purpose of God was to somehow
introduce sin and make atonement for that by the sacrifice of Jesus that will lead to human salvation.
(3)Islam:
To worship God.
In the Islamic system, each and every human act can be transformed into an act of worship. In fact, God commands the believers to dedicate their whole lives to Him. In the Quran, God says:

“Say: ‘Surely my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for God, the Lord of all the worlds.’” (Quran 6:162)

However, for that dedication to be acceptable to God, each act must fulfill two basic conditions:

1. First, the act must be done sincerely for the pleasure of God and not for the recognition and praise of human beings. The believer also has to be conscious of God while doing the deed to insure that it is not something forbidden by God or the last Messenger, may God praise him.

In order to facilitate this transformation of mundane deeds into worship, God instructed the last Prophet, may God praise him, to prescribe short prayers to be said before even the simplest of acts. The shortest prayer which may be used for any circumstance is: Bismillaah (In the name of God). There are, however, many other prayers prescribed for specific occasions. For example, whenever a new piece of clothing is worn, the Prophet, may God praise him, taught his followers to say:

“O God, thanks is due to You, for it is You who has clothed me. I ask You for its benefit and the benefit for which it was made, and seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil for which it was made.” (An-Nasa’i)

2. The second condition is that the act be done in accordance with the prophetic way, called in Arabic the Sunnah. All of the prophets instructed their followers to follow their way because they were guided by God. What they taught were divinely revealed truths, and only those who followed their way and accepted the truths would inherit eternal life in paradise. It is in this context that Prophet Jesus, may the peace and blessings of God be upon him, was reported in the Gospel according to John 14:6, as saying:

“I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Similarly, Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood related…

“One day Prophet Muhammad, may God praise him, drew a line in the dust for them and said, “This is God’s path.” He then drew several lines [branching off] to the right and to the left and said, “These are the paths [of misguidance] on each of which is a devil inviting people to follow it.” He then recited the verse: ‘Verily, this is my path, leading straight, so follow it. And do not follow the [other] paths for they will scatter you about from God’s path. That is His command to you in order that you may be conscious of God.’” (Ahmed)

Thus, the only acceptable way to worship God is according to the way of the prophets. That being the case, innovation in religious affairs would be considered by God among the worst of all evils. Prophet Muhammad, may God praise him, was reported to have said,

“The worst of all affairs is innovation in religion, for every religious innovation is a cursed, misleading innovation leading to the hellfire.” (An-Nasa’i)

Innovation in the religion is forbidden and unacceptable to God. The Prophet [may God praise him] was also reported by his wife, Aa’ishah, to have said:

“He who innovates something in this matter of ours, that is not of it, will have it rejected.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

It is fundamentally due to innovations that the messages of the earlier prophets were distorted and the many false religions in existence today evolved. The general rule to follow in order to avoid innovation in religion is that all forms of worship are prohibited, except those which have been specifically prescribed by God and conveyed to humans by the true messengers of God.
The Best of Creation

Those who believe in One Unique God, without partners or offspring, and do righteous deeds [according to the above-mentioned principles] become the crown of creation. That is, although humankind is not the greatest creation of God, they have the potential to become the best of His creation. In the final revelation, God states this fact as follows:

“Surely, those who believe and do righteous deeds are the best of creation.” (Quran 98:7)

Which concept seems most reasonable?

Answer 1

So... wait... why did God create man? It's just like this... you play your new "Sims" game and create this very beautiful house... but then... no one is living in that house. How boring, so you create people to live in the house. God bless!

(or so I believe)

Answer 2

I am a Christian and believe that my purpose is to worship and glorify the Creator. True, sin presents a problem and requires a remedy. Sinful man cannot fellowship with Holy God. So, a sacrifice was necessary, one made like us, yet without sin, willing to die in our place. He did not come for any one people group, but for the entire world. It is not His desire that any should perish, but apart from His Sacrifice, there is no other way to be reconciled to God.

Answer 3

You have the wrong explaination for Christianity. Christians believe God created them not unlike the reason people have children. To teach, to love and be loved in return,and take care of. To develop into strong decent human beings. God wants to do all these things for us and if we allow Him to, we can spend eternity in Peace with Him.

I wont disrespect the other religious views, they're all good too. But you did get the Christian reasons wrong.

Answer 4

"God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength. He calls together all men, scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church. To accomplish this, when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son as Redeemer and Saviour. In his Son and through him, he invites men to become, in the Holy Spirit, his adopted children and thus heirs of his blessed life."

Answer 5

Ashlee: Im a christian and I dont think you should be talking about my savior that way.If you really wanna know these things go to church and quit asking people about this stuff its very rude to the christian body!! I will pray for you even though you dont care!

Allie: Same Here

Answer 6

in that argument, isalm. however, your christian viewpoint is inaccurate. The purpose of man was not to bring sin into the world. It was, in a sense, similar to the islam principle. in everything a christian does, they must bring glory to god. that's it.

Answer 7

I like the Hinduist version.
I feel that G-d created humsa because He needs us just as we need Him. It's more like a family thing.

Answer 8

2 pts

sorry that was too long to read it all but all I can say is they are all prejudice against women so I just figure we were created and I don't need to know beyond that

Answer 9

Hinduism.. you missed the full part.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism#The_many_deities_.28Parts_and_Parcels_of_God.29

Answer 10

Islam, hands down.