Chief end of man

Front matter
Connections List
 * Art, exploratory
 * World, Creation
 * Being part of Trinity
 * End of World
 * Freewill bin
 * Gospel
 * Sanctification
 * Mans role on earth
 * God shaped hole
 * Glory, glorification
 * Meaning of life
 * Humility
 * Worship
 * Raw theo objects
 * Humankind
 * Fairy Tale
 * God loves us
 * Christ follower
 * Christian identity
 * Desire, need
 * Gods Emotions

Scope
 * Why did God make man?
 * Some practical application as well (risk of overlap with Worship, has not occurred yet)



Topics
 * Core mech (see section)
 * So, God made us to glorify him. (see section)
 * Rel state
 * To live with him forever. To be a part of the trinity (see connection)
 * Shalom with enviro (see section)
 * Ephesians 2:10 "we are Gods workmanship", Salv/sanct is a creative process (see connection). Might be just earth or heaven too depending on def.
 * We are to be creative (see section)
 * Mans role on earth (see connection)
 * Practical application

Core mech

 * Answer to question: The trinity was so happy it decided to make us and the world, a particular manifest
 * Cheif end of man: to glorify God and/by enjoying him forever (cf Westminster shorter catechism and chritian hedonism by John Piper)
 * Relationship: because God is source of everything, all things are properly designed to be in relationship with him. Therefore we were created as relational creates to be in relationship with him. Human relationships of all kinds are shadows of this. Because God is infinite manifest, it is more economical to define rel as conduit process, not just object delivery.
 * God may have made us with a core desire to be in close relationship with something. Not neccessarily to love, or be loved, but simply to be in close mech rel. I concluded this from children myself included) having teddy bears (along with other previous thoughts, obviously). Supporting this is that God made man, but then woman is made out of man so that he is not alone. Possible analogy.
 * We have the ability to give God pleasure. We can take joy in giving God pleasure. This is the wierd mechanics of rels. See God emotions. Psalm 18:19.

Glory

 * Isaiah 43:7 "...whom I created for my glory."
 * Westminster shorter catechism
 * else references

Shalom - God created us to be in shalom/flourishing rel with:*
Ref Gen 2.
 * God (see be part of trinity)
 * Each other, note specific rels
 * Nature - take care of it, reap harvest

Creative

 * God wants us to join him in creativity
 * Also creativity in heaven for us humans
 * We join in salv/sanct creative process
 * Via thanksgiving Psalm 50:23
 * Via faith Romans 4:20

Applications
Just spend time in Gods presence, it is ok. We are created to enjoy being with him.