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1 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 3880 | ||
Hi JV: I can't show you a verse in Gen., but I think a few verses elsewhere speak to this question. (Ps 115:3) "But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases." Since God does whatever he pleases, then one answer is that God created the world because it pleased him to do so. I agree with wdc that God is completely self-sufficient and does not need anything outside of himself. But having said this, I present this next passage: Eph 3:8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, Eph 3:9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in GOD WHO CREATED ALL THINGS; Eph 3:10 SO THAT the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. (The Caps are mine.) Nestled in the midst of Paul's discourse is this nugget of God's purpose in creation. And lastly, Rom 11:36 "For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." The end of creation is not Man but God. All things are to Him. To Him be the glory forever! (I will copy and post this for wdc.) |
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2 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | kalos | 3887 | ||
You write: "Since God does whatever he pleases, then one answer is that God created the world because it pleased him to do so. " . . . Yours is the "right" answer! I believe that is as close as we get to a Biblical reason for why God created the earth, "according to the good pleasure which He purposed in Him." . . . However, my understanding of what Eph 3:8-10 says and means is not the same as yours. My understanding is that it says: "to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ . . . so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places." . . . In other words, Paul is writing that he preaches to the Gentiles the riches of Christ with the result that the wisdom of God might now be made known. . . . This is not the same as your understanding, if I understand you correctly, where you imply that God created all things so that the wisdom of God might now be made known. Not to quibble over words, but the Creation in and of itself does not make known the wisdom of God, including the gospel of Christ. However, preaching the riches of Christ does make known the wisdom of God, including the gospel of Christ. . . . Again, my brother, I assure you that I neither intend to be quarrelsome nor unkind. I merely point out the difference in interpretation between the two of us. Thank you for a good posting. God bless, JVH0212 |
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3 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Lionstrong | 3910 | ||
Yes, JV, I'm familiar with that interpretation. I've agreed with arguments making God's creation the subject of that purpose clause rather than Paul's preaching. If you like I can try to give you a summary of those arguments. Thanks for you kind response. |
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