A Map of Life Ch. 1

Here are a few of the notes I took.

This chaper begins by stating that in all things created, it is in man alone that spirit and matter are united.

I continued reading and this quote caught my eye

"Those who do not accept the revelation (of God), ...can neither direct their own lives aright nor help other men... From such men the world has little to hope and an immense amount to fear....In a word the reason for their helplessness, both in relation to themselves and in relation to others, is that they do not know what man is."

It goes on to say that we can't know what something is until we know what it is for. The only way to find out what something is for, is to ask it's maker. In the case of men our maker is God, so the only way to truly know what our purpose in life is for God to tell us.

"Accepting his word (God's), we know the purpose of our existence and we can proceed to live intelligently according to it. Short of this knowledge, intelligent living is not possible for us."

I think the biggest question of the chapter is: What according to you, is the purpose of man's life?

I guess we'll just have to keep reading to find out what the answer is. That's all for now, so until next time.....