Shaping the Souls for Eternal Paradise

LIVING IN GOD’S NEIGHBOURHOOD Since God is immortal, He must also be absolute, for absoluteness is the greatest attribute of immortality. One cannot be found without the other. This world manifests God’s attributes, but its shortcomings and limitations show the manifestation to be incomplete. A complete manifestation of a perfect and infinite God would be perfect and infinite. Therefore, another world must be awaiting us. This incomplete manifestation of God’s attributes requires a sequel for its fulfilment. Paradise is that eternal world of God in which His attributes will appear in all their perfection. It will be free of all the defects we experience in the world about us. Paradise is evidence of God’s absolute power to make beauty perpetual and joy boundless in a world of everlasting peace and contentment. MAN’S TEST Man is a masterpiece of divine creation. Therefore, the proper attitude for man is to remain subservient to God and build his life according to His Creation Plan. Man is God’s servant. God has created man with a plan, that is, to place him temporarily on Earth to test him. Then those who pass this test will be rewarded with eternal Paradise, while those who fail will be rejected outright. For this test, man has been granted freedom in this world. Whatever man receives in this world is not a matter of right