We as people are longing to find the meaning of life.

Why do we exist? Where do we come from? Is there even a purpose to our lives? First we must realize that we do not exist for the sake of existing. We are more than a random accumulation of atoms in a convenient compilation. The Bible tells us that we have been created by a wise and holy God as something special. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen. 1:27)  Compared to the size of the sun, moon and stars we might feel tiny, but God has given us a unique and extraordinary position.

We are more than just a highly developed animal.

We can get a glimpse of this fact when we look at man’s free will to live life according to our own designs; And God blessed them. And God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth. (Gen. 1:28)  We are created to be masters of God’s earth. We have been granted responsibility for our own lives and the lives of all other living creatures on this earth.

Lektion4 MenschWe received a special dignity.

Created “in the image of God” doesn’t mean that we are miniature version of God with all of His attributes only in a limited amount. It rather means that we are destined for fellowship and relationship with God. We are able, for example, to pray and fellowship with God. When people were first created they lived in a perfect environment, in a loving relationship with each other, and in perfect harmony with God.

In those days there was no “Identity-crisis”.

Not only we humans found fulfillment and complete satisfaction in our existence in the world - even God was satisfied with us! We know this, because the Bible tells us that everything was perfect when Creation was accomplished with the creation of Man. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. (Gen. 1:31)  As long as we kept God’s commands in paradise, we lived happily, and in perfect harmony with God. Back then, people knew who they were and what their purpose in this world was.

Today’s situation is totally different. But why is it different? What has happened?

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