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22 Bible Verses About Purpose in Life

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  • Genesis 1:26 gives the reason God made mankind in his image, to rule over the creatures, and verse 28 adds the charge to fill the earth.
  • Isaiah 43:7 says God’s people were created for his glory, and Colossians 1:16 says all things were created through Christ and for him.
  • Jeremiah 29:11 is from a letter to the exiles in Babylon, and its promise is tied to a return after seventy years.
  • Ephesians 2:10 follows “not by works” and places good works after salvation, as what believers were created in Christ to do.
  • Micah 6:8 answers a question about offerings with justice, mercy and walking humbly with God.

The Bible says people were made by God and for him. Isaiah 43:7 speaks of those “whom I created for my glory”, and Colossians 1:16 says “all things have been created through him and for him.” Genesis 1:26-28 gives mankind its first task, to rule over the creatures and fill the earth, and Ecclesiastes 12:13 sums up “the duty of all mankind” as fearing God and keeping his commandments. The New Testament adds that believers are “created in Christ Jesus…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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