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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: why did god create the universe? Did he really create it for us or just for himself? |
Bible Answer: Racheeyy Gen 1:28-30 does tell us that the earth was given to man. However, Scripture does not definitively say why the universe (outside of our world) was created. But, we know that God created man out of love. To suggest that God made man for his own self-glory would be to imply a deficiency of ego within God. It would imply that God needed man's existence (or worship) in order to feel 'complete'. That would imply man's value is so great that God, Himself, must have our affirmation of His greatness. And, we know that it is not so. God does not need man. Nor was God compelled by some outside force to create man. That would imply that there is a force or being in the universe greater than God. Again, we know that is not so. God did not create man to fulfill an internal deficiency, nor was God compelled by an outside force. The only motive which remains is love. However, it is right that everything we do should be done for the glory of God. When man is in full union with God, and we know and experience the fullness of God's love, we have no desire but to glorify God and all of His greatness. Brian |