Part 2 — Why God created man?
God Eternal Plan - 2
The God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”
Genesis 1:26
God’s deepest longing is relationship: a huge family of sons and daughters made in His own image and likeness; a family that could express His glory and authority.
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.”
Genesis 1:27-28
Once Adam and Eve were created in the image of God, the rest of humanity would also be made in the image, likeness, and nature of God.
Adam enjoyed the fullness and wholeness of God, of having a relationship with Him. Truth and Love ruled their relationship, therefore Adam had a complete sense of belonging and dependence on His creator. Even though he was the creature, he was made autonomous (not independent) and with free will.
God created us for a love relationship with Him
God’s love for man was so deep, that he gave us the choice to love Him back freely. True love is not forced, it is gently and slowly cultivated through continuous communion between the lover and the loved. Think about it! Would you prefer to be loved by someone who has no choice in the matter? Or would you prefer to be loved by someone who made the free and deliberate decision to love you? Of course we want to be loved by someone that chooses to love us back by their own accord. That is the only condition true love can survive in. God created us, and loved us so much that He gave us the power to choose whether to love him or not.