Intimacy with God
Why did God create you? Why did He send His Son to die for you? Why did He even create Adam and Eve in the first place? The Bible tells us that “in the beginning God…" Genesis 1:1, meaning that God was there before the beginning. It is therefore clear that He does not need us, with or without us and the earth He is still God. So why did He create the earth and us? God does not need you, He wants you. God loves human beings, which is why He created us in His own image, that we can feel, think, decide, act and be just like Him. This way we can enjoy each other’s relationship. He created Adam and Eve to love them, to enjoy a relationship with them. Just like you would buy a dog or a cat to love him or her, He created us to love us and bring Him glory. When humankind failed to do this by sinning, He sent His son to mend this, give us an opportunity to once again have a relationship with Him, and bring glory to Him; an opportunity to once again experience His love, and ...