Why do we exist? Though I wasn't entirely aware of it, I have asked this question my whole life. And quite closely related is the question what is our purpose?
The answer I have always received is that God created us to worship Him. On the surface that seems accurate, however, that logic has some flaws: If God already had angels to worship Him, then why bother to create humans? God was already worshiped. Another thing, if that was our only purpose, God would be quite similar to Muslim Allah. Demanding obedience and severely punishing those who rebel. And finally, it seems quite the selfish act, following the reason the pagan gods created humans.
So why did God create us? The answer is simple. Why do people buy pets? Because they want something to love and (if applicable) cuddle with, in addition to being loved in return. Why do people get married? Because they are in love and they want their love to love them back.
Now, here is the key: we are created in God's image. So if we want to love and get love, it stands to reason that God loves and wants love.
Did and does God want love? Absolutely. But he also wanted to love. So he created innocent creatures in His image to love him and for Him to love.
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