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God's Purpose for Mankind

We believe God's purpose for mankind is to prepare those whom He calls-and who elect through a life of overcoming sin, developing righteous character and growing in grace and knowledge-to possess God's Kingdom and become kings and priests reigning with Christ at His return. We believe that the reason for mankind's existence is literally to be born as spirit beings into the family of God (Romans 6:15-16; 8:14-17,30; Acts 2:39; 2 Peter 3:18; Revelation 3:5; 5:10).

It is God's desire that all humans become members of His family in the Kingdom of God (2 Peter 3:9). As part of this process, God is now calling some individuals to inherit eternal life at the return of Jesus Christ to earth (1 Corinthians 1:26-28; Matthew 20:16; John 6:44,65), with others to be called later. Those being chosen now will accept Christ as their Savior, surrender their wills to God's will and strive to overcome sin in their lives (Revelation 3:21).

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Table of Contents that includes "God's Purpose for Mankind"

Salvation - when it is:

• _How Eternal Life Will Ultimately Be Offered to All
• _Are Some Tortured Forever in a Lake of Fire?
• _The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest
• _The Feast of Tabernacles: Jesus Christ Reigns Over All the Earth
• _What Is the Fate of Those Who Refuse to Repent?
• _Understanding God Through Christ
• _The Last Great Day
• _The Wave-Sheaf Offering
• _If a Man Die, Will He Live Again?
• _Questions and Answers - May/Jun 2003

• _The Mission and Responsibility of the Church
• _Adoption or Sonship?
• _Early Theologians on Becoming Divine
• _God's Own Literal Children
• _Life in God's Family
• _Why Were You Born? (GE)
• _The Spiritual Significance
• _How You Can Enter the Kingdom
• _Chapter 1: God's Great Purpose for All Mankind
• _Promises and Covenants: a Prophetic Legacy
• _Beyond the Millennium
• _The Family of God
• _The God Family
• _The Personal Nature of God
• _How Is God One?
• _Partaking of the Divine Nature
• _Christ: A Merciful High Priest
• _Answering the Great Mystery: Why Did God Create Man?
• _Jesus Christ: Man and the Image of God
• _Points to Ponder (bsc3)
• _The Essence of the 'Everlasting Gospel'
• _God's Family: the Reason You Were Born
• _'You Are Gods'
• _A Perfect Family
• _Let Me Introduce You to God
• _Tengo Famiglia (Reflections on Our Spiritual Family)
• _The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 7: The Universe and Beyond

• _Seeing Through the Trees
• _The Millennium, an Eternal Idea
• _Dealing Effectively With a World of Terrorism and Tragedy
• _Utopian Prophecies of Our Future Dwelling Place
• _Where Are We Now in Prophecy?
• _Takes One to Know One
• _How Is the Kingdom "at Hand'?
• _Chapter 2: The Feast of Tabernacles
• _The Feast of Tabernacles
• _Chapter Outline of the Book of Revelation
• _Utopia: Fantasy or Future Reality?
• _Why a Human Utopia Won't Happen
• _The Millennium: The Vision That Won't Die
• _Reading the Book
• _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - Jul/Aug 1998
• _Why People Don't Understand the Kingdom of God
• _The Lesson of Y2K: The 'Millennium Bug'
• _Mankind's Impossible Dream?
• _Just What Is the Millennium?
• _"All Those in the Tombs Will Hear His Voice'
• _God's Harvest Feasts: His Assurance of Hope for Mankind
• _UN's Millennium Goals: How Do They Compare to God's?
• _Questions and Answers - Jul/Sep 2004
• _A Long Time From Now in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
• _A Statue Comes to Life!
• _Your Destiny -- Teacher, Administrator?
• _Questions and Answers - Jan/Mar 2002
• _The Real Millennium
• _Millennium
• _Real Life in the Millennium
• _Not by Might nor by Power

• _Does God Have a Plan for Humanity?
• _Of Time and the River of Life
• _The Question of the Ages
• _Asking the Crucial Questions
• _Evidence in Plain Sight
• _Meet God
• _What Is Life's Meaning and Purpose?
• _Humanity
• _Does Life Have Greater Meaning and Purpose?
• _Chapter 4: Hope for a Troubled World
• _How Is the Work of God Accomplished Today?
• _In-Depth Answers to Crucial Questions
• _Humanity's Fruitless Quest for Life's Purpose
• _Discovering the Great Unknown: Our Incredible Human Potential
• _God's Great Purpose for Man
• _Introduction (bsc3)
• _The Limitations of Science
• _Historical Insights into Human Suffering
• _Back to the Beginning
• _God's Plan as Revealed by His Holy Days
• _Are We Thriving or Just Coping?
• _Does It Really Matter What You Believe?
• _What is My Purpose Here?
• _Seven Reasons Why Jesus Was Born
• _Questions and Answers - Jul/Aug 2008
• _Questions and Answers - January 2009
• _Spiritual Quotient: The Type of Smarts We Don't Learn in School
• _Darwinism in the Classroom
• _When A Half Million Bullets Aren't Enough
• _We Are But Man
• _What I Learned in Jail
• _What's My Purpose Here?
• _Why Were You Born?
• _Adrift No More
• _Life's Purpose
• _The Leveling Field: What Does God Want Us to Learn?
• _To Soar Like Eagles
• _Childhood's End
• _Learning How to Bounce Back
• _The Number of Our Days
• _Could You Use Some Hope in Your Life?