Someone asked me a question: “If God needs us in heaven, why did He create us here on earth and not directly in heaven?<\/p>\n\t
Based on what passage does the person conclude that God\u00a0needs<\/strong> us?<\/p>\n “The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children’<\/em>” (Acts 17:24-28).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We need God, but God doesn’t need us. He wants us to follow Him, but He leaves that to each person’s choice.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: Someone asked me a question: “If God needs us in heaven, why did He create us here on earth and not directly in heaven? 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