(February 8, 2018 at 12:20 pm)SteveII Wrote:(February 7, 2018 at 10:17 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: I have a question for our Christians: Why did God create people? Further, why did he create anything at all?
Good questions.
Why do we desire friendship, spouses? How about the desire to have children? I think it is because relationships add a specific kind of value to the lives of both people. There is joy when the other person succeeds, there is a desire to help when the other is in needs, there is greater satisfaction in shared experiences, there is comfort when there is tragedy, and there is a feeling of peacefulness when everything is good between two people.
I think God created us for those and similar reasons: An eternal relationship has value both to us and to God.
This was great, Steve! It makes perfect sense, too.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh