Was ist der Sinn des Lebens eurer Meinung nach?

Hello Ssss173,

the question of the meaning of life depends from my view basically very closely with the Question about God together. Why? Well, if there is a God who created us, then knows he also exactly what purpose we should have.

However, No God, then we have to somehow define the meaning of our lives. Then you would ask yourself why, after so long a time, man still seeks the meaning of it without having really found it.

That God exists is out of question for many. Just how ingenious we humans and all other beings are designed, according to the feeling of many, reveals the hand of a creator and designer. Even a single cell has such a complex structures that any man-built machine far exceeds it.

Molecular biologist Michael Denton, known in the art, once wrote about the genius of such a “simple” cell: “Molecular biology has shown that even the simplest living systems on Earth, the bacterial cells, are highly complex. Although the smallest bacterial cells are incredibly small, … each cell is a real microminiature factory with thousands of brilliantly designed subsystems of a complicated molecular machine consisting of a total of hundreds of billion atoms, puts into the shadow of every machine manufactured by humans and is in the unlived world without parallelism” (Michael Denton, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, page 250).

Or we think of the qualities and abilities that characterize us as human beings, such as love, selflessness, our self-perception, language and intelligence, love for beauty and art, as well as the deeply rooted religiosity. How should all this be attributed to a more or less directionless and random development?

In the book Life Ascending is added: “If we ask ourselves how a process that resembles gambling and punishes the losers hard, should have created characteristics like love, beauty and truthfulness, compassion, freedom and above all the comprehensive human spirit, then we are facing a mystery. The more we think about our spiritual possibilities, the first we are”. That’s true!

So if we assume that there is a God, then he I’m sure we can tell us why we’re here. This God, who has brought forth heaven and earth, has revealed us in the Bible, and in it we also find the meaning of our life.

When you return to the beginning of humanity’s history, it is noticeable that God has already made contact with man at that time. After placing him in the garden of Eden, for example, he gave him instructions regarding the cultivation and care of the garden and his handling of the animals.

The first two people also had the opportunity to communicate directly with God. As long as they had an undisturbed relationship with God, they were happy and satisfied. But it shouldn’t be that long.

People decided to live very early independent by God. They refused to let anything be said by God; instead they wanted a lot Self decide what was good and correct for them (see the report in Genesis 3:1-5). They thought a life without God would make her happier.

What seemed very tempting at first turned out to be a great error in the aftermath. And isn’t this exactly the problem when it comes to the question of the meaning of life? Is not a life Other Oh, my God. Of course, one can also seek sense and fulfillment in marriage and family or a professional career. But then there is not still a very important element in life? Many have this feeling anyway.

What does the Bible recommend? What makes her realize about the meaning of life? For example, she says, “Search the Lord as long as he lets himself find him, calling him as long as he is close” (Isaiah 55:6, Unit translation). And in another place, it says, “Come on, and he will come close to you” (Jacobus 4:8). So God wants us to close relationship to him. Do we want this? Will our lives not be happier and more fulfilled when God plays a role in our lives?

In any case, Jesus Christ was convinced, for he once said in the famous mountain sermon, “They are those who are aware that they need God” (Matthew 5:3). Actually, we are back to the starting question: We human beings have been created with the need to understand the meaning of our lives, and this can us God answer.

Thus, one can understand much better what Jesus meant when he said elsewhere: “Man needs more than just bread to life. He also lives from every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4, New life.The Bible).

Finally, I would like to mention an important point: Even if one leads a life with God, one is still old, sick and one day dies. Also, as the servant of God, one is not spared from bad fates, such as natural disasters, terrorist attacks, etc. Therefore, God has provided a much better life for us that is free from pressure and misery.

In the last book of the Bible, Revelation, the future life awaits those who love God as follows: “See! The tent of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples. And God himself will be with them. And he will wipe away every tear from her eyes, and death will no longer be, nor will mourning, nor scream, nor pain be more. Previous things have passed” (Revelation 21:3,4).

In short, the Bible promises a life in a future beautiful paradise on earth, where everyone will live a meaningful and happy life! Then the words will be fulfilled, which were expressed a long time ago in a song:

” But the gentle men will possess the earth, and they will truly have their will in the fullness of peace” (Psalm 37:11). Wouldn’t it be very nice to live on an earth where peace and quiet prevails to the greatest possible extent? Why not strive for such a life and realize that right here the real meaning of our lives?

LG Philipp