Sorry. Don't want to discuss the Scriptural basis for each purpose God created us for until you answer.
THIS is what YOU said in post #1712
"I once asked God "What IS the purpose of this life?" because I was trying to find additional challenging questions to ask him. I expected it would be months or years before I started to receive the answers. But almost IMMEDIATELY HE SAID "It is for man to CHOOSE." (as in, it is for a man to make his choices)
EXACTLY what I said you said!
So how did His answer that HE SAID, that came almost immediately, manifest itself? Did you hear His Voice?
Why should I, or anybody else, take on face value that God told you ANYTHING? Just because you say it?
THIS is what YOU said in post #1712
"I once asked God "What IS the purpose of this life?" because I was trying to find additional challenging questions to ask him. I expected it would be months or years before I started to receive the answers. But almost IMMEDIATELY HE SAID "It is for man to CHOOSE." (as in, it is for a man to make his choices)
EXACTLY what I said you said!
So how did His answer that HE SAID, that came almost immediately, manifest itself? Did you hear His Voice?
Why should I, or anybody else, take on face value that God told you ANYTHING? Just because you say it?
And you're not supposed to take my word for it. You are supposed to pray about it rather than rely on your own understanding.
I posted only one verse and one example (of many) that supported what I was told about the purpose of this life for man, after having asked God sincerely. You claimed I was wrong without proving it, and offered an alternative 6 purposes.
You are welcome to show us the verses from which your 6 pieces are taken if you wish. I know they're in there, I've read them too. But it's not the scriptures that are in question. But your understanding of them led you to believe an error, which has been pointed out to you fairly clearly.
I chose not to rely on my own understanding, which may have been close to your own, because I too have made mistakes where I thought I understood, but hadn't actually asked. And this was one where I wanted to know for sure. So instead I sought God for his understanding. <--That is what we're supposed to do. We're also supposed to believe that "all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive" which thing I believed. And we're supposed to continue in faith until he answers...which I did, and was willing to do for months or years if necessary because I trusted him to answer (in any way and time he willed). And having asked, we're supposed to receive...which thing also happened, because God always holds up his end of the bargain.
I don't always get my end of the deal right, but in this case it worked out that I did. And I love him for it.
Love in Jesus,
Kelby
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