What was God’s original function for man on the earth?
Scripture please.
2007-12-15 20:24:02 · 15 answers · asked by INCOGNITO 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In Genesis, the first book of the Bible, we find that God created mankind in His image (Genesis 1:26). This means that we are more like God than we are like anything else (any other life form). We also find that before mankind fell into sin and the curse came upon the earth, the following things were true:
(1) God made man a social creature (Genesis 2:18-25);
(2) God gave man work (Genesis 2:15);
(3) God had fellowship with man (Genesis 3:8); and
(4) God gave man dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26).
2007-12-16 09:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was like policeman of ancient society, as the most powerful would obey the ethics and morals in fear of God. He needed only of absolute faith without a single doubt to live for this amazing duty. He was also used(or abused) by men to justify all their actions as they shout their actions are in the name of God. Well, as time passed by, men gained more and more evidence to doubt him. He thus died, for what he consumed to live was too polluted and poisonous.
Yet those who poisoned him does not yet know of this deed. This deed is farther away from them than the most distant stars. They are afraid the pagans would come to harm/kill their God and they pray to a decaying, divine decomposition. A divine corpse! However, even the divine God decomposes
2007-12-15 20:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No real reason. You have to cope with that. You and I are nothing extra-special, just one of billions that have emerged from the mud and slime and evolved into this particular species. There is no purpose other than what YOU make for yourself.
Your god is imaginary, thus the rest of the question is of no interest.
2007-12-15 20:36:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
God put you on earth specifically to ask that question. Now your work is done.
2007-12-15 20:39:20 · answer #4 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
And thus God did behold his creation and all was good.
And he layeth down the law and to his children he speaketh with a voice of thunder.
'Have fun and be nice to one another and don't leave the place a mess.' He did Sayeth.
2007-12-15 20:29:17 · answer #5 · answered by The Sage 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your purpose is to:
1. Serve God, give him worship
2. Tend to the earth
3. Have a family and bring up children under Gods commandments.
Don't have scriptures right now. Look in a concordance or in a reference Bible.
2007-12-15 20:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by fire 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
The book is there for you to open. Please do so and read what you're looking for.
For me, there is no function for man on this earth. To quote Jello Biafra, we are here to "mate, spawn and die." No divine reason, no purpose, no nothing.
You give yourself purpose in life. Go with that.
2007-12-15 20:33:23 · answer #7 · answered by umwut? 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
EARTH !!!! you mean you wanted to be born in Jupiter or somewhere
2007-12-15 20:47:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To feed his Ego. If you are talking about Abraham's God.
2007-12-15 20:36:36 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
god creat u 2 worship him
live ur life
work hard
2007-12-15 21:08:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋