Am curious to ask everyone their thoughts on what the purpose of our life is to be after our new birth?
Debating doctrine?
Debating doctrine?
Though we claim to be sons of God((psa82:6,,john10:34-36)), God never cease to be the Supreme Being worthy of all praise,glory,honor,service, thanksgiving & worship. Though He is our Father, He still is our master and we are His servants. His purpose prevails and not our own. It says in Luke 17:10 *So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus TO DO GOOD WORKS, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” BUT THE DISOBEDIENCE OF MAN TO GOD HIS CREATOR, LED TO SIN AND RESULTED TO HIS DEATH(rom 6:23). Man has not done what God has purposed for him to do and got separated from God, thus, death reigned in sinful man.
God is a spirit(john 4:24) and the spirit gives life(john 6:63). Without the spirit man is dead in the sight of God and that’s what we all are, before we receive the promised Holy Spirit through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ(gal 3:14) who is the life-giving spirit(1cor 15:45). Without the spirit, man is dead and is therefore VAIN AND WITHOUT A PURPOSE.
Now after being born again in the spirit(john3:3-7),it is no longer us who lives but it is Christ(spirit) who lives in us(gal2;20) and does every good work according to God’s purpose for us.
For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.(phil 2:13) and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.(rom 8:28) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,(eph 1:11)
If it is God (Spirit) who works in us, then we, being the body of Christ who is the head(col 1:18,eph5:23) only works accdg to God’s purpose because nature tells us that the head controls the body and it is written in 1 Corinthians 11:3 Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Therefore, being servants of God, His purpose for us is to Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man(eccle12:13)and to do the good works in service to God thru faith expressing itself in LOVE.(gal 5:6)