The educated man of modern times is a subject of much curiosity and is often, enigmatic. The higher is the educational attainment, the greater the ignorance of knowledge outside his area of expertise. It is geared primarily toward materialism - on how to make a full living - but not how to live life to the full. Much of modern education is centred on a combination of the agnosticism of evolution, the politics of Karl Marx, the economics of Adam Smith, the philosophy of Plato and the morals and social norms of Sigmund Freud. As such, higher education does not adequately address the purpose of mankind and human civilization. It also fail to teach that all things are a matter of cause and effect. For every resultant outcome - whether it is positive or negative - there is a cause or causes involved.
The primary sectors of human civilization in the form of government, family, education, business & finance, arts & entertainment are all secular, shutting out God in their scheme of things. They therefore are totally ignorant that Satan, as the prince of the power of the air (Eph 2:2b) is their ultimate master and are doing his bidding. Hence, mankind is facing mounting problems in all fronts, even its own survival, and no amount of higher education and technological breakthrough can solve these problems which are getting worse by the days! The root causes of these are spiritual.
God's purpose for man is to instill character in him so that he can qualify to be born as an immortal spirit being with righteous spiritual character like Christ. But such righteous character cannot be attained overnight, it has to be acquired through hard work and much effort, involving suffering, sweat and tears at times, even to the point of physical death. Once this is done, man is ready to be born again as immortal spirit being, born of God into the divine Family of God incapable of sin (1 John 3:9). Then man will be complete and ready to restore God's government on earth which Satan had usurped by default due to the Fall of man through Adam and Eve.
All things physical is subject to change. But once made a spirit being, it is finished creation and is not subject to change. God's purpose for mankind on earth is to help restore the government of God on earth and to restore the physical creation of earth and the vast universe where the rebellious angels turned to ruin. In the process, God's purpose is for man to qualify to inherit as members of His divine royal Family to become God Beings just like Christ, albeit of lower status than the Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Man was first created of matter from the dust of the earth so that if he adopts Satan's "get way of life", he could be changed to God's "give way of life" - a life of love - and subsequently qualify as overcomer to become sons of God in the life to come. Should he refused to abide in God's way after being given the whole truth, then he will be blotted out of existence as if he was never born. Man current physical life is incomplete as it was inherited from Adam. But he will be made spirit being because of Christ, the last Adam became a life-giving spirit (1 Cor 15:45-46).
Although man was created mortal and does not have self-containing life, God has given man a human spirit that when united with the Holy Spirit will beget immortal life beyond physical death. Man is not saved by the death of Christ, but only reconciled to God the Father by Jesus' death. We shall be saved by His life (Rom 5:10) - notice the future tense "shall be saved", as salvation will occur only at our resurrection! The teaching in most churches of the dead in Christ go straight to heaven is utterly false. For Christ said, ' No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven' (John 3:13). The Apostle Peter preached after Christs' resurrection and ascension to heaven on the day of Pentecost that David is both dead and buried (Acts 2; 29), 'For David did not ascend into the heavens (Acts 2:34), but fell asleep (Acts 13: 36). If the dead in Christ go straight to heaven, why is there a need for resurrection then? Some theologians claim that the resurrection is for man to have a bodily form to become complete. But the Apostle Paul categorically states that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 15:50), and the kingdom of God cannot be seen by the eyes of man (John 3:3).
All these truths should propel us to live life meaningfully with the overarching goal of inheriting eternal life in the kingdom of God when Christ returns to establish His kingdom on earth!
The primary sectors of human civilization in the form of government, family, education, business & finance, arts & entertainment are all secular, shutting out God in their scheme of things. They therefore are totally ignorant that Satan, as the prince of the power of the air (Eph 2:2b) is their ultimate master and are doing his bidding. Hence, mankind is facing mounting problems in all fronts, even its own survival, and no amount of higher education and technological breakthrough can solve these problems which are getting worse by the days! The root causes of these are spiritual.
God's purpose for man is to instill character in him so that he can qualify to be born as an immortal spirit being with righteous spiritual character like Christ. But such righteous character cannot be attained overnight, it has to be acquired through hard work and much effort, involving suffering, sweat and tears at times, even to the point of physical death. Once this is done, man is ready to be born again as immortal spirit being, born of God into the divine Family of God incapable of sin (1 John 3:9). Then man will be complete and ready to restore God's government on earth which Satan had usurped by default due to the Fall of man through Adam and Eve.
All things physical is subject to change. But once made a spirit being, it is finished creation and is not subject to change. God's purpose for mankind on earth is to help restore the government of God on earth and to restore the physical creation of earth and the vast universe where the rebellious angels turned to ruin. In the process, God's purpose is for man to qualify to inherit as members of His divine royal Family to become God Beings just like Christ, albeit of lower status than the Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Man was first created of matter from the dust of the earth so that if he adopts Satan's "get way of life", he could be changed to God's "give way of life" - a life of love - and subsequently qualify as overcomer to become sons of God in the life to come. Should he refused to abide in God's way after being given the whole truth, then he will be blotted out of existence as if he was never born. Man current physical life is incomplete as it was inherited from Adam. But he will be made spirit being because of Christ, the last Adam became a life-giving spirit (1 Cor 15:45-46).
Although man was created mortal and does not have self-containing life, God has given man a human spirit that when united with the Holy Spirit will beget immortal life beyond physical death. Man is not saved by the death of Christ, but only reconciled to God the Father by Jesus' death. We shall be saved by His life (Rom 5:10) - notice the future tense "shall be saved", as salvation will occur only at our resurrection! The teaching in most churches of the dead in Christ go straight to heaven is utterly false. For Christ said, ' No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven' (John 3:13). The Apostle Peter preached after Christs' resurrection and ascension to heaven on the day of Pentecost that David is both dead and buried (Acts 2; 29), 'For David did not ascend into the heavens (Acts 2:34), but fell asleep (Acts 13: 36). If the dead in Christ go straight to heaven, why is there a need for resurrection then? Some theologians claim that the resurrection is for man to have a bodily form to become complete. But the Apostle Paul categorically states that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 15:50), and the kingdom of God cannot be seen by the eyes of man (John 3:3).
All these truths should propel us to live life meaningfully with the overarching goal of inheriting eternal life in the kingdom of God when Christ returns to establish His kingdom on earth!
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