The chief End for which Man had his being, was that he might bear the Image of his Creator, to govern this World and to live in Obedience to his Creator (St. Paul's Catechism , by Thomas Grantham, 1687) I want to start at the broadest place possible: why are we here? Why did God create human beings? What purpose do we serve? I asked this question on my Facebook page, and I heard back from a lot of different people--pastors, seminary professors, and laypeople alike. The majority of them answered in one (or both) of two ways: Human beings exist to bring glory to God, and/or Human beings exist to "live in community with," or love, God and each other. These answers are not surprising. After all, most Christians have been taught this view of the purpose of humanity. It comes from the Reformed Tradition, specifically the Westminster Catechisms: Q. 1. What is the chief end of man? A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever. (The Wes...
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