What is the ultimate purpose of God? - Page 3

TheRationalist · #21 01-28-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mizpeh

Why did God create?

To stand as immutable testament to His whimsy

mizpeh · #22 01-28-2009, 09:50 PM

Whimsy suggests something less planned and thoroughly thought out...kind of spur of the moment. Not to say that there aren't some whimsical things that God has made (1 Cor 1:25, Rev 4:11) but the death of Christ speaks to a more deeper, substantial purpose behind creation, IMO.

tbpew · #23 01-29-2009, 08:43 PM

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We know God doesn't "need" anything. He is complete in himself. If He was hungry, He wouldn't tell us. So are you saying God desires companionship?

Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

Psalm 50: 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

sorry for not getting back sooner...

I can not make "desire" equivalent with "need".

I do not see our heavenly father ever acting from need and your scriptural cites would certainly provide correction if my thinking were to drift there.

IMO, desire is designed as a core motivation within us as creatures; in humankind. If it is with us as part of our invisible design, it is likely something that also pertains to our designer.

So if I rethink your thread starting question as "what is the ultimate desire God has concerning his own handiwork, I come back to "enabling a union established by true love".

Everything needed to fully reveal the true desires of my own heart is set by God's wisdom in crafting this present life.

His purpose is to give himself to the heart that seeks him with a desire that can not be satisfied by this present world.

shawndell · #24 02-01-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tbpew

sorry for not getting back sooner...

I can not make "desire" equivalent with "need".

I do not see our heavenly father ever acting from need and your scriptural cites would certainly provide correction if my thinking were to drift there.

IMO, desire is designed as a core motivation within us as creatures; in humankind. If it is with us as part of our invisible design, it is likely something that also pertains to our designer.

So if I rethink your thread starting question as "what is the ultimate desire God has concerning his own handiwork, I come back to "enabling a union established by true love".

Everything needed to fully reveal the true desires of my own heart is set by God's wisdom in crafting this present life.

His purpose is to give himself to the heart that seeks him with a desire that can not be satisfied by this present world.

Okay that was awsome!! Let me get this right.Gods whole being is pure love.Everything he is,is pure love!!So he created us in his image to reflecked his love and,GOD CREATED US AS OPEN VESSELS TO PORE LOVE INTO SO THAT WE REFLECT IT BACK TO HIM AND TO EACH OTHER!!!!PRAISE JESUS!!!!

mizpeh · #25 02-02-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tbpew

sorry for not getting back sooner...

I can not make "desire" equivalent with "need".

I do not see our heavenly father ever acting from need and your scriptural cites would certainly provide correction if my thinking were to drift there.

IMO, desire is designed as a core motivation within us as creatures; in humankind. If it is with us as part of our invisible design, it is likely something that also pertains to our designer.

So if I rethink your thread starting question as "what is the ultimate desire God has concerning his own handiwork, I come back to "enabling a union established by true love".
Everything needed to fully reveal the true desires of my own heart is set by God's wisdom in crafting this present life.

His purpose is to give himself to the heart that seeks him with a desire that can not be satisfied by this present world.

Good answer!!! Why else would God want a body or a bride unto Himself?

shawndell · #26 02-02-2009, 06:06 AM

Mizpeh What a sweet, tender, wonderlul, precious, all mighty GOD we serve.He's able to create something in us to love and, his work has never has never been a clean job!God loved us so much that he came in the middle of the filth, grabbed our dirty hands pulled us out of the muck and, walked with us, closer than a brother!! I f that isnt love the ocoan is dry,there's no stars in the sky and the sparrows cant fly.