What is the PURPOSE of life??

Question

Earlier today, our friend Tylr Durdn asked an excellent question regarding the Great Unanswerable Question - What is the meaning of life.

I would like to ask, especially of the Christians, what they beleive is the PURPOSE of life. I understand that the belief is that we are all created by God. But, Im curious as to what our PURPOSE for creation is... AC CLarke wrote a story called The Billion Names of God, in which the purpose of our lives was the guess the name of God. Once this name was found, we ceased to exist, as our purpose was completed...

So, what is the PURPOSE of our creation, according to your beleifs? Why would an omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent Creator have any needs in creating mankind?

Please remember - this is about the PURPOSE of life, not the MEANING of life.

Thanks for respectful answers.

Gazoo and Z - I know that. Im asking them.

Answer 1

An omnipotent and omnipowerful god would have no needs, thus negating a purpose for humans. This would also negate our necessity, and therefore why create humans at all?

Because there is no purpose, its all just cause and effect.

Answer 2

Hey good question. Personally I think the purpose of life is to give us the opportunity to make the ultimate decision, do we believe in God and are we willing to serve him? God gave us free will. If he had just placed us in Heaven with him with no temptation what would the point of that gift be? The decision would pretty much be made. By putting Adam and Eve in the garden (sorry if anyone believes a different religious path no disrespect intended) with the tree they had the choice to obey. When they were asked to leave the garden we were given the choice to follow God.

Answer 3

Perhaps now more than at any other time in mankind's history, people are trying to find out what life is all about. Many ask themselves, 'Why am I living? How can I find meaning in my life?' Various circumstances prompt them to raise these questions.An individual's life may be shattered by a personal tragedy. For instance, early in 1998 a 12-year-old girl living in Bavaria, Germany, was kidnapped and murdered. One year later, her mother admitted that she spends each day searching for a purpose in life—to no avail. Some young people are moved to wonder about the meaning of life. They search for security, fulfillment, and a sense of belonging, only to despair at the widespread hypocrisy and corruption. Other individuals build their lives around a career, but they discover that power, prestige, and possessions fail to satisfy the inner yearning to find a reason for their existence.Whatever moves a person to inquire about the purpose of life, this question warrants a serious and satisfying answer. Once again, the Bible can be of great benefit. It identifies Jehovah as a God of purpose, one who has sound reasons for everything he does. We ask, Would you construct a house without having a reason? Likely not, since building a house requires a huge investment of money and can take months or years. You build a house so that you or someone else can live in it. The same logic can be applied to Jehovah. He did not go to all the trouble of creating the earth and the living things upon it without having a reason, a purpose. (Compare Hebrews 3:4.) What is his purpose for the earth?The prophecy of Isaiah identifies Jehovah as "the true God, the Former of the earth and the Maker of it." Indeed, he is "the One who firmly established [the earth], who did not create it simply for nothing, who formed it even to be inhabited." (Isaiah 45:18) Yes, ever since the earth was created, it has been Jehovah's purpose to have it inhabited. Says Psalm 115:16: "As regards the heavens, to Jehovah the heavens belong, but the earth he has given to the sons of men." Thus the Bible shows that Jehovah created the earth to be inhabited by obedient humans, who would take care of it.—Genesis 1:27, 28.Did the rebellion of Adam and Eve cause Jehovah to change his purpose? No. How can we be so sure? Well, consider this point: The Bible was written thousands of years after the rebellion in Eden. If God had abandoned his original purpose, why is that not mentioned in the Bible? The obvious conclusion is that his purpose for the earth and mankind remains unchanged.Moreover, Jehovah's purpose never fails. Through Isaiah, God provides this assurance: "Just as the pouring rain descends, and the snow, from the heavens and does not return to that place, unless it actually saturates the earth and makes it produce and sprout, and seed is actually given to the sower and bread to the eater, so my word that goes forth from my mouth will prove to be. It will not return to me without results, but it will certainly do that in which I have delighted, and it will have certain success in that for which I have sent it."—Isaiah 55:10, 11.

Answer 4

Each one of us (CHristians) are blessed with a unique ability. Satan would have people place that idea on the level of Superman, Goku, or even Aquaman. But there certain tasks that should be accomplished. Each individual task is a piece to a puzzle that is the ultimate goal for all Christians...

"Spread the word to all parts of the planet." The goal was given in the book of Acts.

At this point there are still places the word of God has yet to be discovered. Also, there are individuals, even within arm's reach of us, that haven't heard the word.

Each one of our gifts will be used to make sure that is done. The "fundie" (as it is so often called) mentality isn't a characteristic of a Christian. In the books of Mark, Matt, and Luke, we are told to offer the word and if it is rejected, simply dust off our feet and continue on. It's only when one's emotions come into play when that "Fundie" personality shows up (and the judging commences).

Knowledge of Salvation is simply ours to offer and yours to accept and reject.

Answer 5

Something i would like to say from my christian point of view..i read many books about the purpose of life..and they all had this only answer "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him" So , when we are more satisfied in him, God is most glorifyed which leads us to...
...the purpose of life which is that God will take His glory from the creation..and this doesn't means that he is selfish since he is looking for His glory but that he has all the right of doing so since he is our Creator.
"God doesn't need us" someone said, he is almighty he can live by himself since he has everything he needs, he doesn't created us, because he was feeling lonely....we are an extension of God's beauty..he wanted to create something beautiful , so him and us can enjoy life.
According to my beliefs, the purpose of creation is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever this is the "chief end of creaton" said Jonathan Edwards.
We were created for God's glory for his pleasure..

Answer 6

I agree...extremely depressing isn't it. Edit: only attempt to be chuffed you're alive. each and all people people are extremely fortunate to be alive. the possibilities of you being alive are quite slender. It ability, if your mum and dad hadn't befell to fulfill, you does no longer be right here. a similar is going on your grandparents, your super grandparents.... save happening the line and it might detect trillions upon trillions of situations that have been of project to us no longer being right here. yet all of those situations happened from the time we've been mere fish swimming interior the sea. it incredibly is in all risk the only existence we will get. different persons have not got it exceptionally much as good as us. each and all people people would desire to take up each and each of the happiness existence has to deliver and cope with one yet another peacefully, with love and appreciate because of the fact we are all on a similar boat and existence is emotional.

Answer 7

The purpose of life is to love. God is Love. God wants Love in return. God wants us to show Love to each other. Wouldn't the world be better if everyone actually did this?

May God bless you.

Answer 8

As an atheist I think there are many purposes in life without necessarily a purpose to life.

It is like asking what is the purpose of the river. To bathe humans? To quench the thirst of deer? To provide food for bears? Although it does all these things, none can be called its specific pupose.

Answer 9

God was bored. He decided to create Mankind so as to be able to set up a gigantic chess game with Satan as the adversary, and us as the pieces. The prize has yet to be revealed, but we know God wins in the end. So, is the game fixed??

Answer 10

I am a follower of Jesus Christ, and I believe that our purpose is to follow Him with our whole heart, mind, body, and soul, and to tell others about Him so they will not go to hell. (Please excuse my bluntness.)
No one can fathom the mind of God Almighty; many people say that we were created because God was lonely, but that is in no way true! (That's one question I'm going to ask God when I get to heaven, for sure!) But, after the Fall of Man in Genesis, our purpose is to repent of our sins and turn, in love, back to our Creator. Hope this helps. God bless you!