2006-09-27 01:42:20 · 18 answers · asked by mathewthere 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to give people hope
2006-09-27 01:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by learningnewthings 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
People created God for many reasons. For one, people feel insecure thinking that we're on a rock hurtling through space. They like to imagine that there is a superbeing with a plan who is in control.
Also, making up a god is an easy way to answer a lot of questions without having to think about them. People hate admitting there is something they don't know, so they just say "God did it", and move on. They think a made up answer is better than none.
And it is a useful concept to people who wish to control others. A person standing on the street yelling that you should to this or that would be mostly ignored. However, if he convinces others that "God" told him that you should do this or that, he gains some measure of authority.
And there are other similar reasons for making up a god.
2006-09-27 08:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
He is the creator of all things..the question should be what is the purpose in man but to do the will of the father,which is God..
2006-09-27 08:45:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The purpose of God is to guide, protect, and love us. He's the one that gave his begotten son to die on the cross to save sinners like me and you. So if you're save then you'd know how much God has provided for you and save you from any sorts of dangers. Amen and God Bless you!!!!!
2006-09-27 08:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by ganderchika_08 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not usually a "Copy and paste " merchant but this is very interesting .
"The belief in "god" seems to be ubiquitous through the ages.
We know, for example, that the ancient Egyptians believed in their gods so fervently that they built massive structures like the Great Pyramid -- still today one of the largest and most enduring human constructions ever created. Despite that fervor, however, we know with complete certainty today that the Egyptian gods were imaginary. We don't build pyramids anymore and we do not mummify our leaders.
More recently we know that tens of millions of Romans worshiped Zeus and his friends, and to them they built magnificent temples. The ruins of these temples are popular tourist attractions even today. Yet we know with complete certainty that these gods were imaginary because no one worships Zeus any more.
Much more recently, we know that the Aztec civilization believed in their gods so intensely that they constructed huge temples and pyramids. In addition, Aztecs were so zealous that they were sacrificing hundreds of human beings to their gods as recently as the 16th century. Despite the intensity, however, we know today that these gods were completely imaginary. The Aztecs were insane to be murdering people for their gods. Killing a person has no effect on rainfall or anything else. We all know that. If the Aztec gods were real, we would still be offering sacrifices to them.
Today's "God" is just as imaginary as were these historical gods. The fact that millions of people worship a god is meaningless.
The "God" and the "Jesus" that Christians worship today are actually amalgams formed out of ancient pagan gods. The idea of a "virgin birth", "burial in a rock tomb", "resurrection after 3 days" and "eating of body and drinking of blood" had nothing to do with Jesus. All of the rituals in Christianity are completely man-made. Christianity is a snow ball that rolled over a dozen pagan religions. As the snowball grew, it freely attached pagan rituals in order to be more palatable to converts. You can find accounts like these in popular literature:
* "The vestiges of pagan religion in Christian symbology are undeniable. Egyptian sun disks became the halos of Catholic saints. Pictograms of Isis nursing her miraculously conceived son Horus became the blueprint for our modern images of the Virgin Mary nursing Baby Jesus. And virtually all the elements of the Catholic ritual - the miter, the altar, the doxology, and communion, the act of "God-eating" - were taken directly from earlier pagan mystery religions."
* "Nothing in Christianity is original. The pre-Christian God Mithras - called the Son of God and the Light of the World - was born on December 25, died, was buried in a rock tomb, and then resurrected in three days. By the way, December 25 is also the birthday or Osiris, Adonis, and Dionysus. The newborn Krishna was presented with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Even Christianity's weekly holy day was stolen from the pagans."
2006-09-27 08:46:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't think anyone should question God's purpose because his purpose is way beyond our human understanding and we should leave that to him and start thinking about our purpose
2006-09-27 08:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Gods purpose it to save you from your sins and to be able to worship him and praise him.
2006-09-27 08:46:10 · answer #7 · answered by JayBoy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Revelation 22:13 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."
2006-09-27 08:44:40 · answer #8 · answered by Damian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He is the creator.
Try to "create" something, anything, a baby i think is more closely to a "creation" and let him ask others what's your purpose.
Wait to see how many different answers will get.. like you now :)
I also think that you are the only one who will know which is the right answer.
2006-09-27 08:53:42 · answer #9 · answered by Aty 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"God" is for people who need motivation because their concience isn't a good enough reason to stop them from doing bad
2006-09-27 08:46:58 · answer #10 · answered by Mickie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to guide us and to have some hope for our lives.. and to have as a friend .. because man always fails .. and God never does
2006-09-27 08:46:35 · answer #11 · answered by Kiiss_MA_feeT_iiM_Royalty 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋