I want to thank everyone for answering all my questions, I am sure there will be many more. I love reading the bible and learning more daily. My question today is how do you know what your purpose is, why was I put on this earth?
I'm not sure if I am asking the right way, or wording it correctly.
God has created mankind in order to live with them in absolute happiness for ever. But people sinned and moved away from Him. But God has a plan for people.
In this life God separates the wheat from the tare, the saints from the sinners. The ones who accept the salvation that He offers through Christ and the ones who do not. One may choose to be in one of these two sides. We can not choose whether we want to be born but we can choose where we want to spend our lives in eternity.This life can be seen as a test, a trial. The ones who accept Jesus as their savior and follow Him during their lives will be with Him in eternity. The rest will be going away from Him. Having this in mind one can organize their life. As said by others Ecclesiastes is a good book to read as well for such questions.
Read the whole book of Ecclesiastes and pay special attention when you get to the very end of it , it will tell you your purpose . Also Isaiah Ch 64 v 1-8 , Jeremiah ch 18 v 1-6 and Romans Ch 9 v 13-24 . Matthew Ch 20 v 1-15 , ' is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? ' .
I'm not sure if I am asking the right way, or wording it correctly.
thank you again
Just to add my opinion.
God has created mankind in order to live with them in absolute happiness for ever. But people sinned and moved away from Him. But God has a plan for people.
In this life God separates the wheat from the tare, the saints from the sinners. The ones who accept the salvation that He offers through Christ and the ones who do not. One may choose to be in one of these two sides. We can not choose whether we want to be born but we can choose where we want to spend our lives in eternity.This life can be seen as a test, a trial. The ones who accept Jesus as their savior and follow Him during their lives will be with Him in eternity. The rest will be going away from Him. Having this in mind one can organize their life. As said by others Ecclesiastes is a good book to read as well for such questions.
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