According to Les Feldick, yes—God's primary purpose in creating man was to have a creature He could love and who would respond to that love by choice.
Les answers this question repeatedly in the teaching clips: God wanted someone He could love and who could return that love (Clips 1, 2, 7). He says angels could not provide that response, so God made mankind with a will so love could be a choice. The Bible shows man created in God's image, and Les sees the husband-wife relationship as the clearest picture of this purpose.
Genesis 1:26-27 — Shows man was made in God's image, the biblical foundation for the unique relationship Les describes.
Genesis 2:18 — God says it is not good for man to be alone, pointing to relationship as part of His design.
Genesis 2:21-22 — Describes the creation of woman from man, the marriage picture Les connects to God's purpose.
Ephesians 5:25 — Commands husbands to love wives, the New Testament example Les uses for God extending love.
Matthew 22:37-39 — Jesus makes love for God and neighbor the great commandments, matching the love-response purpose Les teaches.
Genesis 1:26-27 records God's creation of man: 'And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.' Then in Genesis 2:18 God says, 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.' Genesis 2:21-22 goes on to show God causing a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and making a woman from one of his ribs, bringing her to the man. The New Testament also puts love at the center of God's commands. In Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus says, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' In Ephesians 5:25 Paul writes, 'Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it.' So while the Bible does not state the reason for man's creation in one explicit sentence, its creation account and its commands to love reveal relationships and love as central to God's purpose.
Les Feldick gives a direct answer: God created mankind to have someone He could love and who would respond to that love. He says this is why God made the human race—the angels could not respond, so God gave man a will so that love could be freely given and returned (Clips 1, 2, 6). That will allows man to choose obedience or disobedience to God (Clip 0). Les emphasizes that Adam began as a perfect creation: he was sinless, his body would never have to die, and his soul and spirit were in perfect fellowship and communion with God (Clip 0). This gave man the capacity for the loving relationship God wanted. Les also draws a direct parallel between God's purpose and the marriage relationship. Just as God extends His love to the whole human race, husbands are commanded to love their wives because God created the woman to respond to that love. Les says this is the whole idea behind the marriage relationship, and it is what the cross demonstrates—God loved us and gave Himself for us (Clips 1, 7).
The Bible does not put the reason into one explicit sentence, but it shows man made in God's image and given a companion. Les Feldick reads the purpose as clearly implied: God wanted someone who could receive His love and return it. He points to Genesis and to the New Testament commands to love as evidence (Clips 1, 2, 6, 7).
Les says people ask that question, and the answer is that God wanted beings who could be objects of His love. For love to be real, it had to be a choice. Les explains that God therefore gave man a will to respond to His love or reject it, and Satan's presence allowed that choice to be exercised (Clip 2). He adds that the cross itself shows God loved us and gave Himself for us (Clip 1).
Les teaches that the husband-wife relationship is a direct parallel to God's purpose. God commanded the husband to love his wife, and God made the woman to respond to that love (Clips 1, 7). He also emphasizes the creation order: Eve was in Adam, then was formed from Adam's side chamber, so the husband is head of the wife—not as a slave master, but in the order God set (Clips 4, 5).
Man was created with a will, and that will is the basis for either obedience or disobedience. Les says Adam was sinless and perfect, with a body that would never have to die and a soul and spirit in perfect fellowship with God. God already had angels, but they lacked the capacity to return His love the way man can; man alone was made with the capacity to choose to respond to that love (Clips 0, 2, 6).
Man's Will and Perfect Beginning
Les explains that Adam was created sinless and perfect, with a body that would never die and a soul and spirit in perfect fellowship with God, and that he was given a will to choose obedience or disobedience.
Creation Purpose: Love Received and Returned
Les says God created mankind to have someone He could love and who could respond to that love, tying this to the marriage relationship and the cross.
The Human Will and Response to God's Love
Les explains that God made man to be an object of His love and to return it; angels could not respond, so man received a will to accept or reject that love.
Man Made in God's Image
Les quotes Genesis 1:26-27 to show that man was made in God's image, establishing the foundation for man's unique role in creation.
Created Order: Man Then Woman
Les stresses that Eve was in Adam at creation and was later taken from him, establishing God's order of man as the head of the woman.
Eve Made From Adam's Side Chamber
Les describes how God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and made the woman from a side chamber, bringing her to the man.
Angels Could Not Return God's Love
Les says God had plenty of angels, but none had the capacity to return His extended love; man was created for that purpose and is commanded to love God.
Marriage Parallels God's Purpose
Les explains that man and wife picture God's purpose—He extends love and receives love in return—and that woman was created to respond to love.
Genesis 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
God's declaration to make man in His image is the foundation of man's unique creation and relationship to God.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Records the fulfillment of that declaration: man is made in God's image, male and female.
Genesis 2:18: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
God's statement that man should not be alone points to relationship as part of His design.
Genesis 2:21-22: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
The specific creation of woman from man shows the marriage relationship in view.
Ephesians 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
The New Testament command for husbands to love wives echoes Les's teaching that God extends love and expects a response.
Matthew 22:37-39: Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Jesus places love for God and neighbor at the center of the commandments, matching the purpose Les describes.
Les Feldick teaches that God created man to have someone He could love and who could respond to that love. Because love must be a choice, God gave man a will to respond to His love or reject it, and Satan's presence allowed that choice to be exercised (Clips 1, 2).
According to Les, Adam was created sinless and perfect. His body would never have to die, and his soul and spirit were in perfect fellowship and communion with God (Clip 0).
Les says the husband-wife relationship is a direct parallel to God's purpose. God commands the husband to love his wife, and God created the woman to respond to that love, just as God extends His love to mankind and wants love in return (Clips 1, 7).
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