Do you sometimes wonder what life is all about? Why were you born? How you can obtain true happiness? If you have ever asked these questions, then this website is for you! Join us as we explore some of The Great Questions of Life!

Science, History and Observation

You can learn many wonderful things about the world and its people through science, history, and observation. However, you cannot learn the answers to many of the great questions of life from these sources. They do not tell how life began, what its purpose is, and what the future holds.

The Bible

Only the One who made the world can tell you how He did it and why. He tells us the truth about these things in His book, the Holy Bible. It is a book of instructions for living in this world.

These lessons are based on the Bible because many of its verses relate to these questions. Before each quotation is the reference: the name of the book, chapter, and verse where the words are found in the Bible.

On this website we will consider what the Bible has to say about some of these great questions of life.

The World Was Made According to a Plan

The world and everything in it functions according to fixed patterns that we call the laws of nature. The more science discovers about these laws, the more sure we are that Someone planned every detail of the universe, made it, and keeps it functioning according to His plan. That Someone is God, the all-powerful and all-wise Creator. He is the Lord, or Ruler, of the Universe.

Why God Made the World

God made the world for His own enjoyment. He created the human family to be His children that He would love and enjoy. He made the earth for their home. God would enjoy the beauty and the orderliness of His universe, but most of all He would take pleasure in the love of His children.

God wanted His children to be like himself and to share in His work. So He gave Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, a nature like His own in many ways. God's plan was to teach mankind how to rule over the earth. God would teach them. With His help, mankind would rule over the earth.

Yet, it doesn't take too long to recognize something went wrong.

God’s Enemy

God has an enemy called Satan, or the devil. He was made by God, but he became proud and rebellious. Now Satan is against everything that God is for... God is good; Satan fights good with evil. God wants to help us; Satan tries to destroy us. God wants to enjoy man’s love and fellowship, but the devil tries to separate us from God. Satan tries to make us follow him instead of God.

Man’s Sin

Satan told Adam and Eve lies about God. He persuaded them to sin; that is, to disobey God. God had warned Adam that sin would bring death, because sin separates a person from God. Life comes from God, so separation from Him ends in death. Adam and Eve chose to believe Satan instead of God. They broke God’s rules and soon tragic results followed.

The Effects of Sin

Adam and Eve's sin brought disease and death into the world.

Sin has broken the fellowship between God and mankind which used to be perfectly enjoyed. As long as humans are rebellious, disobedient, and sinful, they cannot have fellowship with God. Instead of being servants of God, humans become servants of sin.

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