its living life for God

I'm sorry, but what are we debating here? The question is open to interpretation, and each person "lives" for something different.

YES! Living is a purpose in itself...

Anyway, I think she wanted to debate whether or not our reasons for living are as meaningful as hers... or as other religious people. Their purpose is to serve God, I don't think they think our lives are very meaningful if we don't serve God.

It's so simple in your eyes.. but really it isn't.

Living is an endeavor. It's a journey to discover who you are, where you belong, what you will do. While you live you experience emotions, feelings, nature... etc.

There's more to life than just eat, sleep as you say, and there's certainly more to life than serving a diety.

i think this is the first thing i can agree with you about. totally true... if God really did put us on this earth, why would he put us here just to worship him? i think my purpose in life is to just go through trials and tribulations, and try to be the best person possible. just be an overall good person. and i think that there is no heaven and hell. i mean, maybe. but if you weren't christian, but were a GREAT person, giving your heart to people, making them feel loved, why wouldn't you go to heaven? just because you didn't live your life serving god? adolf hitler went to mass every sunday, so that in your eyes is "serving god." do you think he's in heaven?

And I happen to agree with you completely as well what a rare chance!

I especially liked the Hitler example.

From a strictly scientific view, all we live for is to produce offspring and carry on our genes for the survival of the species

have any read the PDL (purpose driven life) ?? heh i kinda did...

without purpose, we wouldnt be living in this earth in the first place.

God give everyone a purpose... some ppls will take time to believe in God... some will knoe God faster. he made it like that and there is no complain and that he wont get mad cus ur not believing him fast...he can wait. i mean he made that purpose for u...why does he need to get mad?

God gives us the challenges in our lives... we get pain and we complain to God.. we get pain so we can get closer to God. without pain...we wouldnt get closer to God... everyone has a problem in their lives...everyone has pain problems in their lives...but maybe one ppl or 2 ppl might not have it... it's jus the purpose that God has given us.

I have not cleary knoe my purpose... we all dont knoe our purpose... we can tell it from the future...we have to go through it to knoe our purpose by each step. so far my purpose is to have a stomache pain...and alwais fight with my mom and get bad grades these days... im not saying God is controlling ur life...he is jus give u that purpose...it's like an order..telling someone to tell them wat to do in their lives and jus keep it and try to work on it. it's like that.. we have to work our lives together.

we will never knoe our purpose until we think bot it and go through it... we cant tell the future remember that!! God knows everything... it's like God is writing a future diary for us... lols.

without purpose, we wouldnt be living in this earth in the first place.

why does he need to get mad?

God gives us the challenges in our lives... we get pain and we complain to God.. we get pain so we can get closer to God.

I have not cleary knoe my purpose... we all dont knoe our purpose...

we will never knoe our purpose until we think bot it and go through it... we cant tell the future remember that!! God knows everything... it's like God is writing a future diary for us... lols.

To rule the world, of course.

.... and HOW will u knoe that u'll rule the world..?

I don't think he 'knows', but that is his purpose in life. Everyone must has a purpose.

And how does one determine their purpose?

By living. 

Erm.. what if one's purpose is to die?

But that's the point, they haven't truly lived.

Living to me is not just the feel of heartbeat, is not just your urgings to satisfy basic needs, such as feeding or... sex.

Living is experiencing the life for what it can give us: nature, passions, feelings, knowledge...etc.

They must see those things for themselves before determining their purpose. They haven't seen all the options given to them. Their purpose wasn't known to them at all because they haven't gotten a chance to. 

wut do u guys think? wuts ure purpose in life? if ure a christian, its living life for God. if ure not, wut is? just so u can eat, drink, and be merry? then die? im a christian, and im intrested what non christians think their purpose in life is...

PS... i love a good debate

ppls think that their purpose is to marry and have kids...

u dont kno ur own purpose... u might end up not marrying anyone... u might be all by urself...

everyone doesnt know their purpose...they think they do, but they dont...they know lil... by knowing wat they did over the years...that was their past purpose...and u cant tell ur future purpose... u jus have to go through it..it's like love... u have to go through it.

adolf hitler went to mass every sunday, so that in your eyes is "serving god." do you think he's in heaven?

going to mass is NOT serving God. it's going to a building and sitting there for a couple of hours.

Purpose of life? We each have our own, but it takes time to discover them.

I wish that were true for all Christians. However, the world isn't full of people who are willing to serve God by serving His children. And the world's full of people are too greedy to give to charity, these are Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, alike.

When people come to my house to preach, they mostly do it in hope that I will convert or join their Churches. I haven't heard a single person mention anything about charity; it was mostly to praise the glory of God and the rewards for doing so.

I do charity on my own time and I try to encourage others to do the same in their spare time. But I don't do in the name of God, I do it in the name of morality. But heck, I'll still be going to Hell for it because of my disbelief.

Purpose of life? We each have our own, but it takes time to discover them.

heyhey-- there are alot of christians who go out to ministy and go to other 3rd world countries trying to improve their lifestyles and preaching the word of God, handing out essentuals...
not all "christians" are true believers.

Erm... Ahem, that's why I said I wish that were true for ALLLLLLLLLLLL Christians. I didn't say that everyone of that faith are lazy butts. I also said the same of other religions, NOT JUST those of Christian faith.

Don't think I don't know about charity programs funded by Christians. I work for a Christian organization.