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"What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles"
Scripture does give some hints at why God created anything in the first place, but I think much of this why is hid in the unsearchable depths of His wisdom. Yet, we are told in Scripture that He created all things for His pleasure and for His glory.
It is impossible for us to come to know all that God is or the why of His actions. But through His revelation to us in His Word we have learned many things about Him. It is common to describe God according to attribute, which just tell us aspects of His Being. We know He is all powerful, all knowing, present everywhere, eternal, infinite, holy, perfect, pure, and many others.
Before creation, God existed eternally already as three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Being (Godhead). In this Godhead, He was completely satisfied, loved, and harmonious, in need of nothing to make Him more perfect than He always has been. However, in the Godhead, there was not a reason to show mercy, grace, power, wrath, justice, compassion, providence, etc. because there was no sin or lack of anything within the Trinity for these aspects of His Being to be utilized. By creating the universe and all beings in heaven and on earth-people, and creatures, and plants, He exercises these aspects of His Being. In all He does, His glory shows. So, again, although God does not need anything outside of Himself to be satisfied, He created as an expression of Who He has always been and will always be.
I do suggest that you pose this question on the internet and read up on it. It is a fascinating subject and a post on here just does not do it justice.
The Bible says for his good pleasure so don't blame God that man screwed it all up. Actually, the women did, actually lucifer did. But hey we have Good News. hope to
Your question reminds me of Romans 9:22-24
"What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles"
Scripture does give some hints at why God created anything in the first place, but I think much of this why is hid in the unsearchable depths of His wisdom. Yet, we are told in Scripture that He created all things for His pleasure and for His glory.
It is impossible for us to come to know all that God is or the why of His actions. But through His revelation to us in His Word we have learned many things about Him. It is common to describe God according to attribute, which just tell us aspects of His Being. We know He is all powerful, all knowing, present everywhere, eternal, infinite, holy, perfect, pure, and many others.
Before creation, God existed eternally already as three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Being (Godhead). In this Godhead, He was completely satisfied, loved, and harmonious, in need of nothing to make Him more perfect than He always has been. However, in the Godhead, there was not a reason to show mercy, grace, power, wrath, justice, compassion, providence, etc. because there was no sin or lack of anything within the Trinity for these aspects of His Being to be utilized. By creating the universe and all beings in heaven and on earth-people, and creatures, and plants, He exercises these aspects of His Being. In all He does, His glory shows. So, again, although God does not need anything outside of Himself to be satisfied, He created as an expression of Who He has always been and will always be.
I do suggest that you pose this question on the internet and read up on it. It is a fascinating subject and a post on here just does not do it justice.
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