A SATISFYING LIFE How to Attain It

Conclusion of Why Did Jehovah Create Us?

No, there was a loftier purpose.  The first man, Adam, had a meaningful relationship with Jehovah. Adam could communicate directly  with the Creator.  He could both listen to what God told him and express to Jehovah what he thought.  (Genesis 1:28-30; 3:8-13, 16-19; Acts 17:26-28) Therefore, Adam and his wife Eve, had a grand opportunity to get to know Jehovah better and develop a deeper relationship with him. Knowing Jehovah and imitating him would have made their lives satisfying, for he is "the happy God."   (1 Timothy 1:11) As the God "who furnishes us all things richly for our enjoyment," Jehovah put the first man in a paradise called the garden of Eden, with the prospect of living forever. -1 Timothy 6:17; Genesis  2:8, 9, 16, 17. 

Forever? You may brush aside the thought of everlasting life as absurd, but is it?  Scientists believe  that they now have insight into what causes the aging of cells.  Bits of genetic material called telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes, grow shorter every time a cell divides. After 50-100 cell divisions, telomeres wear out, and most cells stop dividing. Recent scientific findings, however, indicate that with the help of an enzyme called telomerase, human cells can continue dividing indefinitely. Although this finding does not mean that Jehovah makes everlasting life possible through this particular enzyme, it does indicate one thing: the thought of everlasting life is not absurd!  

Yes, the Bible account showing that the first human couple were created to live forever is believable.  Humans  were to grow in their relationship with Jehovah to time indefinite.  They were to build a strong bond with their heavenly Father, being fully aware of his purpose for humans on earth and accomplishing it. Their lives  were not to be drudgery. Adam and Eve had the wonderful prospect of filling the earth with happy, perfect offspring.  They would have had a fulfilling and meaningful work to do forever.  That would indeed have been a satisfying life! -Genesis 1:28. 

Next time: A SATISFYING LIFE How to Attain It - A Satisfying Life-Why So Elusive?

From The Watchtower magazine