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God created for the purpose of glorifying Himself through the manifestation of the unity of
His attributes. |
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Why Did God Create Man? |
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God created man for the purpose using man to assist in the resolution of the spiritual battle
known as the angelic conflict. The issues associated with the creation of man: |
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God created angels. |
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Lucifer sinned. |
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1/3 of the angels sinned. |
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God the Father offered the fallen angels redemption. |
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The fallen angels rejected the offer of redemption. |
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God the Father who is the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Heaven judged fallen angels. |
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The fallen angels were found guilty and sentenced to the lake of fire. Satan appealed his sentence. |
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God the Father planned human history to be the arena for the appeal trial of Satan. |
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Each dispensation of time represents a certain phase of the appeal trial of Satan. |
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God the Father planned for mankind to serve as witnesses for the prosecution. |
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The mechanics associated with human witnesses: |
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God created man lower than the angels. |
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Man was created with volition, that is, with the capacity to choose. |
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The issue associated with the mechanics:
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If the lower creature, man, chooses for God, the higher creature, Satan, could have chosen for God, but didn't.
Since the lower creature does choose for God, God is therefore justified in sentencing Satan and the fallen
angels to the eternal lake of fire. |
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Point of doctrine: |
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God sends no one to the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the final destination of all creatures who reject the
respective form of God's redemptive plan, whether that creature is an angel or a human being. |
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Restating the purpose: |
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God created man for the purpose of using man to assist in the resolution of the spiritual battle known as the
angelic conflict. |
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Why Is the Institution of Christian Marriage Necessary?
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Christian marriage is extrapolated from the divine institution of marriage. The Church Age
is the prosecution phase of Satan's appeal trial. During the prosecution phase of Satan's
appeal trial, the institution of Christian marriage provides the opportunity for a
Christian husband and Christian wife to become witnesses for the Divine Prosecutor. The
greatest impact of the Prosecutor's witnesses comes from the corporate witness of the
Christian husband and Christian wife who have carried out the divine mandates associated
with the institution of Christian marriage. So great is the corporate witness of just
a few Christian marriage partners during the Church Age that Satan's only defense is
VIOLENCE during the Tribulation Period, which period is the Defense Rebuttal Phase of
Satan's appeal trial. (See downloadable "Christian Marriage Series" documents on the
following URL)
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