Main Thought

God is the Author of Life! All life finds its origin with Him. Living things do not arise from non-living matter. Features of different organisms throughout nature, including parts of our own bodies, are far too complex to have occurred randomly over time. They also would have to arrive fully-formed in order to be function. (An issue known as irreducible complexity that makes Darwinian Evolution impossible.) Dr. Ming Wang, a Harvard-trained physician and world-renowned eye surgeon, turned from Atheism to Christianity. He says: “As a medical doctor and a scientist I can firmly attest to the fact that it is impossible for natural selection to explain the amazing intricacies of the eye.”

Our belief in the cause of life has massive implications for the way we live today. If we believe that life is random, and ultimately without reason, then we can only conclude that our lives are random and without objective reason as well. But God’s Word reveals that He made life for a reason. If we believe that God made life for a purpose, then it’s fair to conclude that there is an objective purpose for our lives. We can be confident in knowing that our lives are meaningful now and in eternity.

Main Passage

In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
- Psalm 102:5

14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
- Psalm 139:14-15

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
- Psalm 19:1-4

Discussion Questions

1. Which of the main passages stand out to you the most? Why?

2. “Subjective” purpose is something that we assign to ourselves; it doesn’t carry any weight beyond our own opinion. “Objective” purpose transcends our circumstances and opinions, because it comes from a transcendent Source. Do you believe objective purpose exists for us as humans?

3. Do you feel that you have a sense of purpose? Try to summarize it.