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				<description><![CDATA[In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1) All things were created through Him and for Him (Col 1:16) In him was life, and the life was the light for humanity (John 1:4) You [God] created all things, and on account of your will [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God (John 1:1)</p>



<p>All things were created through Him and <em>for</em> Him (Col
1:16)</p>



<p>In him was life, and the life was the light for humanity
(John 1:4)</p>



<p>You [God] created all things, and on account of your will they were and were created (Rev 4:11)</p>



<p><em>So why would we live for anything other than God’s
eternal purpose in Christ?</em></p>



<p>Those whom he foreknew, he also decided in advance to be
conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many
siblings; and whom he decided in advance, these he also called; and whom he
called, these he also put right with himself; and whom he put right with
himself, these he also glorified (Rom 8:30)</p>
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