We were created in God's image and for relationship with Him
Gen 1:26 And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creepers creeping on the earth... And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good.
Why did God create man Was it for us to worship Him? Was He lonely?
No. God created man because to create us to be the object of His love was the best choice He could make for us. In other words, God created us for relationship; not because he was lonely or needy, but rather for us to know Him even at the risk that we would choose otherwise. For the chance to know God is worth any risk! God had no intention for man to fall and be separated from Him.
2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
God did not need to be needed, and He is by no means co-dependent. God is Holy, complete in Himself. He created us for our benefit, not His.
They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?" Gen 3:8-9
“Where are you”? This is Gods question to us. We were Created for relationship with God. God did not create us because He needed anything from us. He was, is, and always will be complete in and of Himself.
From eternity past a perfect relationship has existed between the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. I believe that this unbroken perfect union is the very reason God has created us. God created us for our own good not His. He lacks nothing but rather has everything to give. It was the most loving choice that could be made to create mankind in order that He may share with us His perfect love.
I did not have children because I needed someone to be my subjects, but rather from a desire to share the love that my wife and I already shared with each other. If we as humans desire to share love just for loves sake how much more does our heavenly Father.
re: why did god make man
I have asked myself this same question many times over the years, It was first posed not as a question but as a atatement many years ago by my father - he gave a reason that was at the time satisfactory, I have yet to challenge him directly on this, but as I said it keeps coming back!
Recently I asked this question on the web but your response comes the closest to the statements made by my father - many years ago! Others seem to want to make excuses, give weak examples of questions posed in the Bible and then have unconnected explanations to even these examples.
I am looking for any chapter/ verified document that can explain.
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