We begin with the most basic question of all:
Where do we come from? Is it possible that everything-the universe out there and also the universe within us-is just here, from nothing, for nothing, and is on its way to nothing? Or does it make more sense to us that the world and we were made, made by God?
So why did God make us? Is it possible that we were made for death? Is it possible that we who were made to want life so desperately were given life so that life could be taken away? Or is it not evident that we were made for life, life with God who made us?
Why then are we here, in this world? Is it possible that we are here merely to kill time before we go to heaven? Or is it not obvious that we are here for something important? And what is more important than love? And by loving don't we grow in love, and in our likeness to God? And by becoming more like God, aren't we growing in our ability to share His life when finally we see Him face to face? And by this process, isn't God giving us some responsibility for who we are, the chance to become our own person?
So if what we do is so important, why do our lives depend on so much we cannot control? After all, we do not choose our parents, or where we are born, or when, or countless other events that form us as the people we are. Is it possible that God just lets these things happen-that He has left us here at the mercy of luck, or other people's badness, or even our own created weakness? Is it possible that God left us here at the mercy of events that even He does not control?
Another way to look at it: When God made the world, did He know what was going to happen? Did He care? Is it possible He had no plan? And if He did plan the events of our lives knowing how we would respond to them, wouldn't this make us the people He wants us to be while at the same time giving us a role in our own creation?
What do you think?
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Why does to "try" faith reveal to us the truth? To try faith reveals the truth because God knew that we would hear about faith from many people, that most would seem sure, and that often they would contradict one another. Therefore, He knew that unless there were some way for us to see the truth for ourselves, faith would not be possible. For this reason, the truth of faith was written into human nature and will be recognized by anyone who looks for it in the right place.
How precisely do we look for the truth of faith? We ask ourselves the questions that faith answers and consider