Bible Study Course: Lesson 3 - Why Did God Create Mankind?
Introduction
The U.S. librarian of Congress emeritus, Daniel J. Boorstin, recently observed:
"Throughout history the human race has sought answers to the
fundamental questions of life: Who are we and why are we here?"
These are vital questions every man and woman should ask. We should add some
others: What is man? Why do we exist? What is our destiny? Why were we created?
From a strictly physical standpoint, people are but physiological and chemical
phenomena. That is, we are made of matter—out of "the dust of the
ground," as the Bible puts it.
But what does it really mean to be human? Do we just exist for a short time
and then disappear forever? Or were we created for a special purpose? What sets
us apart from the animal world? What makes us different from any of the other
living creatures?
Direct, unvarnished biblical answers to these questions will provide us with
an accurate understanding of our human destiny and shed some seriously needed
light on the mystery of our existence.
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