Why did God create man?
To Know God.
What should be our
goal in life? To Know God.
What is
the ‘everlasting life’ that Jesus gives? Knowledge
of God.
This is everlasting life, that they know you, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3)
What
is the best thing in life, bringing more joy, delight, and contentment, than
anything else? Knowledge of God.
This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise boast of their wisdom, or the
strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches; but let the
one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know Me
[…].(Jer. 9:23-24)
What, of all the states God ever sees man in,
gives Him most pleasure? Knowledge of Himself.
I desire… the knowledge
of God more than burnt offerings, says God (Hos. 6:6)
J. I.
Packer; Knowing God; 1973; ch3
Since Truth is a Syntitle for God
we are justified in replacing “God” with “Truth”
in the above paragraphs.
Why did God create man?
To Know Truth.
What should be our
goal in life? To Know Truth.
What is
the ‘everlasting life’ that Jesus gives? Knowledge
of Truth.
This is everlasting life, that they know you, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. (John 17:3)
What
is the best thing in life, bringing more joy, delight, and contentment, than
anything else? Knowledge of Truth.
This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise boast of their wisdom, or the
strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches; but let the
one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know Me
[…].(Jer. 9:23-24)
What, of all the states God ever sees man in,
gives Him most pleasure? Knowledge of Himself.
I desire… the knowledge
of Truth more than burnt offerings, says God (Hos. 6:6)
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