Please Pass the Pew

(2.) Why were people created human?Since people will spend their eternity in a resurrected body, why were people ever created in a physical body in the first place? Our human existence is short compared to eternal life. It is like the blinking of an eye compared to it. Then why were people created as humans in the current physical form that people have now? Why didn't God create people in their eternal spiritual bodies that they will have when Christ returns in the first place? (John 4:23-24; "But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." ESV)Worship is important to God. The key to worship is a steadfast love for God that stems from a person's heart. God does not value our economic or social status. Even our good behavior does not hold a candle to that of loving God in spirit and truth. There is no better place in doing this than while people are in their physical human form. It is here that people can fully embrace who God is and how much he loves them. The human body is weak and has a lot of needs both physically, emotionally and spiritually. Now in this human time of need people can depend on God for all of their needs for existence along with building their character to be more aligned with God's character. Because of these experiences in the human body, people are better equipped to worship God in spirit and truth.Satan and one third of the angels were created in heaven and still rebelled against God. So why wouldn't humans do the same thing if they were created in their future glorified bodies to begin with? A lot fewer humans would likely stay true to God in the long run if they were created into glorified bodies rather than having to go through life in their current physical human bodies first. As seeing is believing for some people, living in a physical body is experiencing God's truths in a way that could not occur in any other way.People's response to God's prompting will occur more when people are limited physically, emotionally and spiritually because then they are more open to seeking answers. People can more readily recognize the night and day difference between worshiping and following a holy God versus following after their own selfish sinful desires like Satan did. All of these lessons can be learned as a result of living in these physical bodies. People compare the acts of Christ and the acts of Satan and conclude that it is better to have the character of Christ in their lives today and for all of eternity.In a human's weakened state, God can build people up in His character. People will never arrive to that perfection level on earth, but they can start moving in that direction. I believe that people will be learning from God throughout all eternity.In a human's weakened state, they can identify more with other p...