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“A creed will not save you, but reliance upon the anointed Saviour is the way of salvation.” - Charles Spurgeon

“Blessed,“ is the word I would use. God does use the angels.

“Does God need us? At first glance at this question, most of us will quickly reply adamant ‘no‘. … So why would God need us? Jesus needs us to be His witnesses ...” (Crystal McDowell, “Does God Need Us”) https://daughtersofthecreator.com/does-god-need-us/

“The Bible is no lazy man’s book: much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the bowel’s of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker.” - A.W. Pink

That’s an impressive recommendation. I wish, in hindsight, that I had followed it. How many Christians (let alone newbies) do you know who have read the Bible hundreds of times?

I dealt with you, corporately speaking, earlier today.

If you had then you wouldn’t have written what you did. Because he was going to make man. See the order of creation.

Thanks. I think that passage is relevant to the discussion. For that reason I quoted it two or three times in the thread and alluded to it a couple of more.

That’s fine but it doesn’t answer the question. Common sense tells me that God needed a place to put man before he created man.

Yes. God needs. What did God need before he created man?

“A parent or a teacher has only his lifetime; a good book can teach forever.” - Louis L’Amour

“When we realize the shortness of life, we begin to see the importance of making every moment count.” - Dillon Burroughs

“In the beginning was that Word, and that Word was with God, and that Word was God. This same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by it, and without it was made nothing that was made. In it was life, and that life was the life of men. And that light shineth in the wilderness, and...

“It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” (John 6:63, NABRE)