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Why God Created the World: A Jonathan Edwards Adaptation
Why God Created the World A Jonathan Edwards Adaptation Author:Ben Stevens It is entirely possible that God could have existed without the universe, and without humans, for all eternity. But for some reason, He decided to create anyway. What inspired Him to start the human story in the first place, and how should the answer to that question affect the way we view our lives? Few Christians ever stop to seriously conside... more »r these deepest-of-all deep questions. Jonathan Edwards explains, in his original dissertation, published posthumously in 1765: God's inherent predisposition to spread out His truth, goodness, and beauty motivates everything He does. So, His decision to create our universe was motivated not by a desire or need for us, not by a pop-theological notion that God was lonely or insufficient in Himself, but by a desire to glorify Himself. And one of the primary ways He pours out His glory is in a pure love towards us.
Ben Stevens' remarkable new adaptation brings Edwards' powerful arguments to life in fresh, contemporary language. In addition, thought-provoking questions for discussion or reflection invite readers to engage with the concepts and begin to apply them.« less