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Not at all im hearing how Jesus taught us God the Father is and what his purpose in all things is
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:20 KJV
the son of God came to teach us of God our father
“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
Matthew 23:9 KJV
“for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.”
John 16:27 KJV
I’m just looking at Gods Will through the gospel when the son is teaching us the children of the father
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:20 KJV
the son of God came to teach us of God our father
“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
Matthew 23:9 KJV
“for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.”
John 16:27 KJV
I’m just looking at Gods Will through the gospel when the son is teaching us the children of the father
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“We exist to exalt God. Exalting God is our greatest good.”
yeah that’s our purpose indeed to glorify God on earth
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16 KJV
it’s mutual love and glory only through Christ the chosen and elect and foreknown
“I ( the son ) have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”
John 17:4-5 KJV
You see the man glorify God on earth by walking in his Will and ways bringing glory to the name of Jesus . and God then glorifies the man in heaven
hes making children to love and be loved by imagine a loving God with no one to love or love him back a lovong father with no one to father
yeah that’s our purpose indeed to glorify God on earth
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:16 KJV
it’s mutual love and glory only through Christ the chosen and elect and foreknown
“I ( the son ) have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.”
John 17:4-5 KJV
You see the man glorify God on earth by walking in his Will and ways bringing glory to the name of Jesus . and God then glorifies the man in heaven
hes making children to love and be loved by imagine a loving God with no one to love or love him back a lovong father with no one to father
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No I haven’t said God requires anything to be complete I said his purpose of creation was to create for himself children to love and be loved by for eternity because he is a living Father by nature that’s why he created man to be his children
To see his motivation look at yourself
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us:
and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16 KJV
If you think of the question you asked look at genesis one and see what he did and who it’s all about blessing who he gave the earth to the other half of his creation.
God created man to be his children to love mutually and enjoy eternity with them
It’s a simple statement and I think the word shows it from beginning to end I didn’t say anything about God needing anything to be complete . You asked what I thought his purpose of crestion was
my response is that he was creating a family to love mutually and enjoy eternity with him that’s his purpose in all things to create a people set apart for himself as his children
To see his motivation look at yourself
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us:
and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16 KJV
If you think of the question you asked look at genesis one and see what he did and who it’s all about blessing who he gave the earth to the other half of his creation.
God created man to be his children to love mutually and enjoy eternity with them
It’s a simple statement and I think the word shows it from beginning to end I didn’t say anything about God needing anything to be complete . You asked what I thought his purpose of crestion was
my response is that he was creating a family to love mutually and enjoy eternity with him that’s his purpose in all things to create a people set apart for himself as his children
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My premise is that God does all He does for His glory. Everything else is subservient to this purpose.
Having a people to Himself for eternity allows God to make the depth and width and breadth of His love and grace and mercy known eternally. This is to the glory of His great Name. This redounds to our eternal good, but that is simply the result of God being glorified.
All things exist by Him, for Him, and to Him. Nothing is about us. It's all about God.
Having a people to Himself for eternity allows God to make the depth and width and breadth of His love and grace and mercy known eternally. This is to the glory of His great Name. This redounds to our eternal good, but that is simply the result of God being glorified.
All things exist by Him, for Him, and to Him. Nothing is about us. It's all about God.
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“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-16 KJV
That brings him glory and on return he glorified us in his kingdom to be his eternal children made in tbe image of Christ his son through faith in Christ by his word
Brother we’ve already agree man’s purpose is to glorify God you had asked what his purpose in creation was . He created man not for this
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
Genesis 6:5-6 KJV
But they chose that when they rejected his word and followed the serpents lie
his purpose is fulfilled in tbe end of the Bible the hope he gave us of this was always his intention
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:3-4 KJV
We caused all that stuff that’s now passed away because man rebels against what God said to him his intent was to manifest his own image in us and have us choose to reflect his ways on earth so people understand he is good and not evil this brings him glory
When he creates a son who loves him this generates glory for him and he fills them up forever with his glory
my position is Gods Will can only be found in the words of the lord on the gospel it’s everlasting and will never change because he doesn’t and the gospel is where you see God in truth Father in heaven son on earth and Holy Ghost in our hearts
which knowledge is how children are born of his spirit and washed in his blood
Matthew 5:14-16 KJV
That brings him glory and on return he glorified us in his kingdom to be his eternal children made in tbe image of Christ his son through faith in Christ by his word
Brother we’ve already agree man’s purpose is to glorify God you had asked what his purpose in creation was . He created man not for this
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
Genesis 6:5-6 KJV
But they chose that when they rejected his word and followed the serpents lie
his purpose is fulfilled in tbe end of the Bible the hope he gave us of this was always his intention
“And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
Revelation 21:3-4 KJV
We caused all that stuff that’s now passed away because man rebels against what God said to him his intent was to manifest his own image in us and have us choose to reflect his ways on earth so people understand he is good and not evil this brings him glory
When he creates a son who loves him this generates glory for him and he fills them up forever with his glory
my position is Gods Will can only be found in the words of the lord on the gospel it’s everlasting and will never change because he doesn’t and the gospel is where you see God in truth Father in heaven son on earth and Holy Ghost in our hearts
which knowledge is how children are born of his spirit and washed in his blood
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making himself sons who walk in his ways glorofied him and is how I see what he’s doing in creation
“For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”
Hebrews 2:10-17 KJV
This verse points to a prophecy fulfilled by Jesus who the authors is speaking of
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: Let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. They gaped upon me with their mouths, As a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: The assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: They pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: They look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, And cast lots upon my vesture. Deliver my soul from the sword; My darling from the power of the dog.
( above is about Jesus death below concerns his fruits of his work and resurrection and role )
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: They shall praise the LORD that seek him: Your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD's: And he is the governor among the nations.”
Psalm 22:1, 7-8, 13-18, 20, 22-23, 25-28 KJV
“For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”
Hebrews 2:10-17 KJV
This verse points to a prophecy fulfilled by Jesus who the authors is speaking of
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: Let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. They gaped upon me with their mouths, As a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: The assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: They pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: They look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, And cast lots upon my vesture. Deliver my soul from the sword; My darling from the power of the dog.
( above is about Jesus death below concerns his fruits of his work and resurrection and role )
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; And fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied: They shall praise the LORD that seek him: Your heart shall live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD's: And he is the governor among the nations.”
Psalm 22:1, 7-8, 13-18, 20, 22-23, 25-28 KJV
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