Why did God create us?
The old Baltimore Catechism says we were created to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this life and be happy with Him forever in the next. Or perhaps we can sum it up even more simply: we were created to give God the glory He is due.
All of creation gives glory to God by being most fully what the Creator intended. Inanimate objects and creatures without free will give glory to God simply by being. We creatures, with intellect and free will, can either choose or choose not to be what the Creator intended.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
The Love of a Father
Sometimes it's not easy being a father. Our children imitate what they've learned from us -- both the good examples, and unfortunately, the bad. We try to pass on the wisdom we've learned by experience -- to help them avoid the same pitfalls that we've fallen into ourselves -- but often see them following the same paths. We try to discipline but often exercise it imperfectly.
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