Why Am I Here?

[Chad]

Why Am I Here?
A.W. Tozer

Since the first fallen man got still long enough to think, fallen men have been asking these questions: "Whence came I? What am I? Why am I here? and Where am I going?" The noblest minds of the race have struggled with these questions to no avail. Did the answer lie somewhere hidden like a jewel it would surely have been uncovered, for the most penetrating minds of the race have searched for it everywhere in the region of human experience. Yet the answers remain as securely hidden as if they did not exist. Why is man lost philosophically?

Because he is lost morally and spiritually. He cannot answer the questions life presents to his intellect because the light of God has gone out in his soul. The fearful indictment the Holy Ghost brings against mankind is summed up count by count in the opening s of Romans and the conduct of every man from earliest recorded history is evidence enough to sustain the indictment. Apart from the Scriptures we have no sure philosophy: apart from Jesus Christ we have no true knowledge of God; apart from the inliving Spirit we have no ability to live lives morally pleasing to God!

 

[palms25]

Chad what a beautiful and eloquent exposition of the problem surrounding mans quest for wisdom. Thankyou.
I personally believe there are many ways to know God apart from scripture for God is not limited.
GOd is pleased for all is as God planned. So we neednt fear hurting God through the moralities of this life. We may hurt each other, we may never know in this lifetime who we really are, but one things we can be assured of is that God will always love us and be pleased with us.

 

[SpiritLedEd]

GOd is pleased for all is as God planned.

God doesn't plan our every move beforehand. We wouldn't have free will if He did. Like an earthly parent. His will is both objective and subjective - objective in terms of showing His children how to live the Kingdom life and subjective in terms of allowing us to make mistakes and suffer the consequences so we'll realize the value of His wisdom.

but one things we can be assured of is that God will always love us and be pleased with us.

Truly loving earthly parents have emotional responses to their childrens' situations. A true mother, motivated by love and fear, would do anything to snatch her child out of the grip of harm, then she'd drag him home and angrily scold him for putting himself in harm's way. In the same way, God is often unhappy with us and disciplines us accordingly. As our truly loving Heavenly Father, He reacts emotionally to our moral mess-ups because His child is in danger. When the Bible says God's anger was stirred up, you can be sure that on that occasion, He was angry!

SLE