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WHY GOD MADE MAN
The Purpose for Man
By Alwyn Williams
http://readyforthekingdom.blogspot.com
You might well agree that many people live without understanding the
purpose of their existence, and that does not exclude Christians.
As a matter of fact even being a Christian – many Christians do not
understand the purpose of them being saved – they think God saved
them so they can miss ‘Hell’ or go to ‘Heaven’. The purpose of your
creation and that of your salvation (if you are saved) is one and
the same.
Man was created for a specific purpose, revealed at the time of his
creation. Immediately following the restoration of the ruined earth
(Genesis 1:2b-25) – a ruin resulting from Satan’s previous
aspirations to “be like the most High” (Isaiah
14:12-17; Ezekiel
28:14-19) – God created man to rule the restored domain,
in the stead of Satan (Genesis 1:26-28). Note that man was not to rule this
restored earth alone. The woman – made from a part of the man and
given back to the man for “an
helpmeet,” in order that the man might be complete – was
to rule alongside the man as consort queen, with the man ruling as
king (Genesis 1:26).
God, prior to creating man, reflecting on the purpose of man’s
creation, made the statement: “….let
them [the man and the woman together] have dominion”
(Genesis 1:26). If man
was to rule, then the woman had to rule with him. Both had to rule
together, else there could be no rule at all. This is a principle
which God, not man, established at the time God created man; and the
principle cannot be violated.
Thus, the first man, Adam, could occupy the position for which he
had been created through one means alone. He could occupy this
position only as a complete being. And for Adam to rule in this
manner, Eve – who was bone of his bones, and flesh of his flesh (Genesis
2:23) – had to rule with him. Eve, because she was a
part of Adam’s very being, completed Adam; [without Eve, a part of
Adam was missing]. The both of them had to rule together – the king
(Adam) and the consort queen (Eve) – was the only way Adam could
rule the earth and remain within the guidelines which God had
established.
Understanding this principle will shed light upon numerous things
seen in the opening three chapters of
Genesis. Why did Adam,
though not deceived, partake of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil following Eve’s partaking of this tree? Adam knew exactly
what he was doing. The answer is the same as the reason why Christ,
who knew no sin, was made “sin for
us” when He found His bride in the same condition in
which Adam found Eve (Genesis 3:6;
2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:14).
Adam could not rule apart from Eve; and Eve, following the time when
she had eaten of the forbidden fruit, was no longer in a position to
rule with Adam. Therefore, Adam could no longer rule (fulfill the
purpose for which he was created), had he not acted exactly the way
he did – he cleaved unto his wife. Adam acted with a view to Eve’s
redemption, in order that he, as a complete being (Adam, with Eve),
might one day fulfill the purpose for man’s creation.
Jesus Christ, the Second Man, the Last Adam; cleaved to His wife for
the very same reason. He cannot rule apart from His wife – that is
God’s established principle and it cannot be violated. Christ, like
the first Adam, found His bride in a fallen state, and He acted in
complete accord with the established type. He who knew no sin was
made “sin for us,” with
a view to both He and a redeemed wife one day taking the scepter and
ascending the throne together.
Start to read the book of Genesis
– begin where God began - with this frame of reference, you will be
surprised at the difference it makes in the way you see God, see
yourself and see Scripture. This is what Satan doesn’t want us to
understand and he is doing a very good job in preventing us. He
knows if he can “shake the foundation,” the righteous can do
nothing.
Palms 11:3
If the foundations be destroyed,
what can the righteous do?
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