Seen on a friend's Status on WhatsApp. Translated from Indonesian.
"God didn't create you to try to earn money and then die".
Those here who talk about their belief that God created them often seem to be saying more or less this:
"God created you in order that you believe in him and worship him and if you do, you will have everlasting life".
At the bare bones level, is there more to God's perceived purpose than that?
@fmf saidCovenants are rarely, if ever, one-sided.
Seen on a friend's Status on WhatsApp. Translated from Indonesian.
"God didn't create you to try to earn money and then die".
Those here who talk about their belief that God created them often seem to be saying more or less this:
"God created you in order that you believe in him and worship him and if you do, you will have everlasting life".
At the bare bones level, is there more to God's perceived purpose than that?
I think it is more along the lines of "God created you to have a relationship with you - forever."
@suzianne saidOk, well this is what I suggested in my OP...
I think it is more along the lines of "God created you to have a relationship with you - forever."
"God created you in order that you believe in him and worship him and if you do, you will have everlasting life".
forever = everlasting life
relationship = belief, worship
For you, what else belongs under "relationship"?
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-Removed-"God didn't create you to try to earn money and then die".
Seems your response to that quote, while what you said is true, isn't taking into account the whole context from which it was taken.
I might have said, "God didn't create you just to try to earn money and then die".
Are your toes uncurling?
@secondson saidThe whole context of the 'slogan' in the OP is that it was a kind of there's-more-to-life type note-to-self posted by a Muslim friend who has to work night noon and morn to make ends meet.
Seems your response to that quote, while what you said is true, isn't taking into account the whole context from which it was taken.
@secondson saidWhat else is required of a believer to fulfil God's purpose for him or her aside from belief and worship? I don't think this is as difficult a topic as you are making it seem.
Now you're throwing the word "required" into the mix. What are you talking about now?