Introduction

Our Father has an eternal plan for his children. An overall picture of that plan will help us to better understand. First, God created this world with his own purpose in mind (Eph 1:5-11). It belongs to him and he is fulfilling his own purpose for making man. Second, he has revealed his complete purpose in the scriptures. Third, the great commission gives an overview of this purpose. Fourth. He shows us a pathway that will fulfill his purpose. Fifth, he shows us the entrance to the pathway. Finally he reveals the specific steps of the pathway that lead to the goal, his ultimate purpose for man (1 Pe 2:21). God has a right to make the rules for man to live by. He is the creator and thus total owner and says: "the world is mine, and the fulness thereof of the world and everything in it" (Ps 50:12). Contrary to popular thought, he did not create this world simply so that man could enjoy it. Man's plans are temporary, but God has a marvelous eternal plan for his creation.

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