John PiperAll that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator, nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God.
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All that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator, nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God. We are all here to learn something, to get something, to become something.
It’s not because of ourselves that we are here; we are here because we belong to God. He has given us a purpose in this world, and we belong to our purpose in the world.
Source: Dont Waste Your Life
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