THE CREATION PLAN OF GOD
This Life is a Test
GOD, according to His will, created a perfect world called Paradise. A world in accordance with all of our desires as human beings, in that it is free of all limitations and disadvantages, free of fear and pain; free of all imperfections. An eternal world where there is neither death nor old age. An ideal world where we could achieve complete fulfilment.
A perfect Paradise cannot be inhabited by less-than-perfect beings. So, God created perfection-seeking beings—us. He intended us to spend a period of trial in this present and imperfect world and after this, according to our deeds, we will earn the right to inhabit the perfect and eternal world.
Who will qualify for Paradise? Those pure souls who, in their life in this world, come up to the standard of citizenship of Paradise—a perfect world of eternal comfort and pleasure, a world which holds far greater meaning than this one.
As part of this test, Paradise is kept hidden from us. This world, therefore, has all the components necessary for a test. It has perfection-seeking beings in a less-thanperfect world. Beings who have been given complete freedom to choose their actions. We thus have a choice—we can misuse our freedom to do evil, or we can use our freedom wisely, submit to God and qualify for Paradise.
Who will qualify for Paradise? Those pure souls
who, in their life in this world, come up to the standard of citizenship
of Paradise—a perfect world of eternal comfort and pleasure, a world
which holds far greater meaning than this one. Perhaps it is this divine
plan which Jesus Christ was referring to:
"This is how you should pray: Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be
Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on Earth as it
is in Heaven.” (Mathew 6: 9)
The test rests on our discovery of God, who is in the unseen. Before we can see Him, we should voluntarily surrender ourselves to Him. Our desire for Paradise should make this world seem insignificant. We should willingly adopt divine ethics. We should develop intellectually and spiritually until we are fit to inhabit the refined world of Paradise.