EternalLifeWorldMinistry
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In creating us, God being the everlasting mastermind that he is, gave us our own free-will. We are permitted to do whatever it is that we desire. This freedom comes with its responsibilities, its failures and losses, and its triumphs and rewards. Our free-will is driven by the ultimate reason why we were created in the first place.
Our father God, being the endlessly benevolent entity that he is, formed us from the same materials he used in creating his stars and worlds and moons, but gave us a conscious awareness, making us special. To have awareness—this conscious sense of presence—is itself monumental. We are not an inert star, or moon, or some cold wandering planet. We are not just alive; we know we are alive and are capable of interacting with other existences around us.
Our unique existence though, is finite. We know this by the experience of death that surrounds us, which darkens our lives at some time or another. We know that death comes to us all, which heightens the value of our brief existence. Compared to the billions of years that our universe has existed, our seventy years or so is, at best, exceptionally brief. It would appear from a God-like perspective that this is only a twinkling second on such a timeless scale. Yet we can become timeless ourselves. To be human, is to know that we are finite. But to truly understand what it is to be human is to know we have the amazing promise of an eternal existence; to become timeless. This is a god-like gift; the ultimate gift of all.
With free-will comes a precious opportunity to earn the great gift of eternal life. To live forever is to become sons and daughters of a benevolent creator who couldn’t have loved and gifted anymore preciously. But we must earn it. Our tangible world with all its physical and sociological attributes was created to facilitate this. Meriting our eternal existence is the ultimate purpose for our lives; it is the reason why we are here; just in case any of us ever wondered.
How important then is free-will? Is it significantly responsible for our wrongdoings, suffering and pain? Is this why many good people die, some seemingly bad ones live long lives, God seems not to exist, and if he does, seems not to care? In the absence of free-will, could anyone ever love truly?
Consequently, how important is free-will? What is it?
Next time, we shall explore the assumptions of free-will one item at a time.
Our father God, being the endlessly benevolent entity that he is, formed us from the same materials he used in creating his stars and worlds and moons, but gave us a conscious awareness, making us special. To have awareness—this conscious sense of presence—is itself monumental. We are not an inert star, or moon, or some cold wandering planet. We are not just alive; we know we are alive and are capable of interacting with other existences around us.
Our unique existence though, is finite. We know this by the experience of death that surrounds us, which darkens our lives at some time or another. We know that death comes to us all, which heightens the value of our brief existence. Compared to the billions of years that our universe has existed, our seventy years or so is, at best, exceptionally brief. It would appear from a God-like perspective that this is only a twinkling second on such a timeless scale. Yet we can become timeless ourselves. To be human, is to know that we are finite. But to truly understand what it is to be human is to know we have the amazing promise of an eternal existence; to become timeless. This is a god-like gift; the ultimate gift of all.
With free-will comes a precious opportunity to earn the great gift of eternal life. To live forever is to become sons and daughters of a benevolent creator who couldn’t have loved and gifted anymore preciously. But we must earn it. Our tangible world with all its physical and sociological attributes was created to facilitate this. Meriting our eternal existence is the ultimate purpose for our lives; it is the reason why we are here; just in case any of us ever wondered.
How important then is free-will? Is it significantly responsible for our wrongdoings, suffering and pain? Is this why many good people die, some seemingly bad ones live long lives, God seems not to exist, and if he does, seems not to care? In the absence of free-will, could anyone ever love truly?
Consequently, how important is free-will? What is it?
Next time, we shall explore the assumptions of free-will one item at a time.
The Gift of God is Eternal Life
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