After reading multiple threads in this forum, I have come across a common question that many have struggled to answer: Why did God create humans? The following excerpts are from a business strategy paper I wrote my last semester in college. I understand that if you do not believe in the triune God of Christianity, then these words may be empty to you, but if you are a believer, or someone who has lost their faith, then I pray these words may be of encouragement to you. God Bless.

"It is my understanding that God created us for his pleasure and his pleasure only. God did not create humans out of necessity. He created humans in his image and likeness because he wanted us to love Him, worship Him, fellowship with him, and serve Him. I have not simply been taught to understand this. I believe that God created man for his glory, honor, and power.

In Genesis 1:26-27, we can make observations about the image of God. Verse 26 says, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” What observation can be made here? It is observed that God is referring to himself in the plural. God is a plurality; He is a trinity, three in one. God, a community of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, created humans in his image and likeness. Therefore, humans were created to reflect the nature of God as a community of persons as well. Humans are created relationally and for community to enjoy four specific relationships: relationship with God, relationship with themselves as individuals, relationship with one another (ex: man and wife), and relationship with creation."

As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods.
They kill us for their sport.
Shakespeare

And for his perverted, masochistic voyeurism too, apparently:

Genesis 38:09-10,

"Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD took his life also."

Those are the same reasons I have a dog.

Well if its all true I could only imagine its because he is sick sick sick twisted individual.

some sort of supernatural fascist despot with no one to rule over got bored.

The angels never got their tits out

judging by the religions he spawned he must have been one sexually repressed guy.

but judging by the offspring he spawned he must have been hawt.

Also, why would god only create humans on this planet? The universe is monumentally vast, if there was a god that created humans and also created this crazy vast universe, wouldn't it make sense that he would also create human like living things on other distant planets?

He didn't create or design us. Nobody did, we evolved. Here's proof:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HHU05_zo3P...ed.preview.jpg

I wonder who created God?

It's Gods all the way down...

In the beginning, man created God

Man was originally created to have a relationship with God but you wouldn't know it if you can seriously entertain ideas like some of the posts above.

Genesis 3:8

"Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden."

It sounds nice, but then you learn that that relationship was to be on the condition of perfect obedience. 'Relationship' implies fellowship. Fellowship isn't something generally associated with a totalitarian dictatorship.

“Oh, wearisome condition of humanity,
Born under one law, to another bound;
Vainly begot, and yet forbidden vanity,
Created sick, commanded to be sound.”

If there's an absolutely right way to proceed in the world then what's wrong with obedience?

It could be required for success.

humans create all that nonsense..

Humans were meant to be a reflection of God and God has glory.

I remember Stalin saying something similar.

There you go again. Confusing God with Stalin.

When Stalin can create a human being then you can equate him with God.

Not before.

He had three (I think) children...

Yeah, he begot them.

He didn't create them.

He wasn't powerful or intelligent enough to create them.

So it's a false comparison.

It's easy to destroy something...It only take a second to destroy something. But building something takes time....it can take a lifetime to build a masterpiece.

To be fair that is a pretty poor argument on my behalf. Obv Stalin etc would take their inspiration from God's way; it has been pretty successful. But it is nonsensical to draw inferences of God's intention based on their subsequent imitations.

But I still reject the implication that any 'relationship' to be had between God and man is anything other than a celestial dictatorship, and that any suggestion that it is a desirable thing, is just absurd.

I wonder you want to limit yourself to arguments.

Isn't that boxing yourself in?

I'd rather study God's Word trying to pick up on those things in life that are not easily understandable. People will always have opinions, arguments, etc. It doesn't mean they know what they are talking about.

Sorry, if that comes across as offensive.

It just really does comes down to who you're going to listen to. God or a crowd of people?

Remember Christians are trying to have a relationship with God and relationships aren't always easy. They require openness, communication and work.

If you're not willing to commit to any of those things that God requires then what makes you think you can understand God questions enough to advise a Christian? I've had dozens of people try to give me unsolicited advice on here. Dozens.