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Comparing Catholicism And The Purpose Of Life

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There are many questions about life and how everything in the universe exists. To answer the questions about why everything has been made, many systems of beliefs and worships were created, and they were called religions. The biggest reason why people would worship a religion is that they think that the religion they have chosen has the correct answers to life's deeper or sacred questions. For me, Catholicism answers the question of how and why the universe was made, the purpose of life, and if there is a divine figure or not. As a result, I believe in Catholicism because I agree with the fact that it answers some of the questions about life, creation, and existence of the physical world and a spiritual world.

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The reason that life and the universe were made is for us to glorify God and recognize him for creating all of us. I believe this because that is exactly what is going on. Every religion has people glorifying and pleasing their God/Goddess to exhibit their gratitude and knowledge that they exist, and they live with all these resources only because of the divine being that they worship. However, the way I relate this to my belief in Catholicism is that there is no religion which has a similar explanation as to the one in the bible. In Isaiah 43:7 in the Bible, Isaiah quotes God when he writes " everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made". This quote supports the argument that the God worshipped by Catholics made everything so that he will be worshipped, and he will help us and make us better people in return. This links us to the question if there is a purpose to life or if it is just a series of random …show more content…

Firstly, one thing that represents God is his love and care for his us. In the story of Adam and Eve, God realized that Adam needed a companion to live with, fruits to eat, and a garden to sleep in. Before disobeying God by eating a forbidden fruit, God did everything in his life to make sure that Adam and Eve are giving all the luxuries God could give him. If God really did not care Adam, Eve, or any other creature that lives, that lived, or that will ever live, He would not have created everything he has made. Even though he made his creations for his glory, he also did it out of pure love for his creations. However, God might also be very severe and brutal when we go against him. This brings us right back to the Adam and Eve story, where God punished Adam and Eve for eating the forbidden fruit by stripping them of all their resources. Also, the couple had to work for their resources. Though God wanted Adam and Eve to live happily, they broke his trust and disobeyed him. I think it is understandable why God would do this because he was so disappointed in the actions of Adam and Eve, he had no other choice but to make them face their consequences. Because of this and the fact that God would do anything for this people, God may be a divine figure that punishes people, but he is also a being that loves us and will do anything for

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