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What is the purpose of life to you? How does your faith help you figure it out?

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Peace

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    my purpose is to know, love, and serve God first and then love others.

    Source(s): Catholic
  • 1 decade ago

    Every body's purpose in life is to be conformed to the image of Christ (whether they are Christians or not). All of lifes' happenings are like the grit which is embedded with the oyster to create a pearl. Those we encounter are like the grit on sandpaper who help refine us and shape us to be the people who G-d wishes us to become. Individually, we each have a specific purpose which dovetails into the above. Me, because of a strong background in the faith, and a host of other giftings and talents, am called to do much in the way of teaching, both the saved and the unsaved. I understand this from much of what G-d has allowed me to experience. I will shortly post a testimony of my life and experiences on my battlelines website.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    When will people realize that what is called faith is nothing but CONDITIONING!

    The belief structure that a person has about a God or Pink Monkey comes not from direct contact with such a being but from what other people have told them to think! This means the ideas come not from yourself but from someone else!

    Life is NOT about killing each other over the ignorant ideas of your ancestors! The purpose of life is to grow, mature, and learn all you can. Let's not forget that life is about being happy and not harming someone else!

    Life is not about killing others because they believe in a different fantasy then you do!

  • 1 decade ago

    All praise is due to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the beloved Prophet Muhammand. The purpose of life to me, is to worship the ONE Creator, Allah. To be a good Muslim and spread the true message of Islam through my character and actions. The Noble Qur'an and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) help me to do this. I know this is the purpose because of the logic, values, and morals behind my faith. The miracles (divine or scientific) within the Qur'an, and the miracles and blessings that have happened in my own life.

    Source(s): Muslim
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  • 1 decade ago

    I'm an atheist and a pagan.

    The purpose of my life is to make the people I love happy and well-cared for. It is also to give as much of my earnings away as I can reasonably afford.

    As I do not believe in an afterlife, I feel I must make this one count. The rewards for what I do well will be given and received right here, and likewise the punishments for the wrongs I have committed.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I am christian. Altought I may not be the best at it in practicing, I have done some reading and studies. The most popular book in the world ( the bible) recounts stories of preachers and the son of the almighty. The bible tells me that the key to life is love. A tireless effort to love each other as well as my friends and or those that are not quite my friends ( enemies) and love of him whom gave this to us. Peace would be so easy to attain if we as humans would give this a try. Music including the late John Lennon wrote songs about "give it a try" under the same theme.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think if you watch a child or animal in play you will find the true meaning of life. There is no hecticness or worry. Adam and Eve did nothing special in the Grden, except be. Everything grew for them and all they had to do is be fruitful and multiply. I beleive in Christ to the Father.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My purpose in life is to be the person God wants me to be. Unlike many Christians, I believe this life is important (and important to God) for its own sake. I do not believe we are here as a test to get to heaven. God wants us to have abundant life now, here on earth. It is everyones' job to live the best life possible and help others do same. I believe following Christ results in the best possible life here on earth.

  • 1 decade ago

    Very good question.......

    I was raised Catholic, and basically do consider myself as a Christian, although what I eventually ascertain was that I feel I don't need to be in a Religion, as long as I have spiritual faith in God Jesus, and that I can connect.

    The purposes of life to to learn all we can, and ascertain the oracles of God, to prepare our spirits for God and heaven.

    And to learn to do God's will for his purposes and pleasures.

  • 1 decade ago

    To transform to light. Have seen the light that gives life, without the eyes of man. Child of light from the light that gives life.

  • abrew
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Your questions seems to be the rephraze of "What led to existence to be created?" to respond to your question scientifically (sorry chum, that's no longer the religion section), we are actually not fairly beneficial the place existence "began" besides the undeniable fact that it developed by utilising adapting (learn your biology data kiddo :P) to new environments. some theories as to the place existence got here contain that first, while the Earth formed, there have been oceans, and in those oceans, there are molecules that began forming the finest micro organism, the finest ones that could reproduce. Then, by utilising random mutations (lower back, random mix of molecules) the micro organism began to evolve to the atmosphere and benefit greater effective survival features. Then the micro organism began evolving, and evolving, and evolving, and at last have been given SO developed, that all the existence on earth all of us understand at present could be here! learn evolution and Darwin. so as consequently existence on earth is here, simply by fact the micro organism developed into it! simply by fact it truly is how chemistry works! once you placed some atoms at the same time by utilising random hazard, you get molecules, and then molecules could make micro organism (it takes a whilst nonetheless, and no person is beneficial yet how this takes place) and all this prepare makes existence that could reproduce! staggering technology. Alrighty, provided that on your question you besides could secure "each thing" as to why each thing have been given created, properly, that scientists do no longer understand yet, simply by fact they yet do no longer understand what led to the enormous bang. there grow to be no "in the past" the enormous bang, simply by fact enormous bang created time itself. learn some physics, it truly is truly staggering!

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