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God placed that people He created in the midst of the world to enjoy His creation and to praise His holy name. That is our purpose, God’s covenant people, to praise His holy name. But what purpose does God have for living creatures? He gave them to us as pictures. We can see and learn His way for us
Abstract them and God is made to look monstrous. See all the facets of His being and it will be impossible to see in Him anything of injustice. The purpose of God’s decree is His own glory. It is not only the chief end of man, but the ultimate end which God has in mind. There is no higher end or pur
When we say that God governs all things, this implies that there is a purpose in his control of all things. In the deepest sense this goal is his own glory; this is always God’s purpose with everything. But this is not just an abstract idea, bearing no relation to the creation that he preserves and
THE PURPOSE OF GOD’S RULE Yet He rules over all things according to His purpose. He does not rule for the mere joy of ruling. He does not guide and direct all things for the mere pleasure to be derived from holding all things in the palms of His hands. He has a purpose in it all.
God’s purpose is not then the building of a good, earthly, godly culture, but Christ, and only Christ. In Christ God glorifies himself. These three aspects of providence may never be separated from one another. God upholds purposefully and God governs what he upholds sovereignly. His providence is n
There is no real goal or purpose that man can see in this world and universe apart from God. Man makes himself a god and tries to bend and force the chaos of life into his service and glory. When, by the grace of God, we sinful creatures pick up the spectacles of Scripture and look at creation, we s
The accomplishment of God’s purpose is reason for all creation to rejoice because then every part of creation will have served the purpose for which it was created. All things work together for the salvation of God’s people. Everything that moves from the stars to the jellyfish to the vibrating atom
However, Reformed Christians everywhere have always believed that the one purpose of God for this world is to redeem His church from sin and damnation and thereby to glorify Himself (Engelsma 88). This is His eternal purpose. Jesus was the accomplisher of this purpose. In Colossians 1:13-20, Paul sp