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Frank Turel and Norman L. Geisler list the five most consequential questions in life:

1. Origin: Where did we come from?

2. Identity: Who are we?

3. Meaning: Why are we here?

4. Morality: How should we live?

5. Destiny: Where are we going?

They add “The answers to each of these questions depend on the existence of God. If God exists, then there’s ultimate meaning and purpose to your life. If there’s a real purpose to your life, then there’s a real right and wrong way to live it. Choices you make now not only affect you here but will affect you in eternity. On the other hand, if there is no God,....”

[Geisler, Norman L.; Turek, Frank. I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist]

The above authors define a theist as someone who believes in a personal God who created the universe but is not part of the universe. As Born Again Christians we believe in the Incarnation of the Creator Himself as Jesus.

Jesus who, Philippians 2:5-8, “5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” Jesus created it all asked Job.

Job 38:4-6, “4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof?”

Thousands of years later we have developed some understanding of the uniqueness of God’s creation. The planet earth has the only location in the solar system where observation of the universe is possible. Our solar system is located within our galaxy not too far out on the spiral arms or too close to the center where we could fall into a black hole. We are so situated it within our galaxy that we have a clear window of sorts to the universe again it’s like a lens was formed just for us to observe all of God’s creation. And we were created to observe God’s universe.

And where were/ are we? God knew the beginning from the end and the end from the beginning. God knew that He would have to step out of His eternal glory to be born a man, the perfect Lamb of God who would be the recompense for our redemption.

As for the above five questions, we came from God and as such are His children. We are here to give glory to God and to be obedient. And where are we going, 1 Corinthians 13:12, “For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”