The document discusses the teachings of various religions about the objectives of life. It states that according to religions like Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and others, life is a test to determine who obeys God through their faith, compassion, and good deeds. Many religious scriptures are cited that say God tests people to see who follows commands and that people will be rewarded or punished based on their test results. Jesus' teachings are discussed as also emphasizing life as a test and rewards going to those who pass through obedience and good works.

1. Objectives of life – Why Are We here?
According to the teachings of different religions, our life on earth is only a primary testing
period. We are not supposed to relax and enjoy ourselves during the test, we should not expect
that the test questions are clearly known in advance, we should expect difficulties during the
test, and we will be rewarded according to our faith, our obedience, our compassion, and our
good deeds
If we review the teachings of Judaism like Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 13:3,
we find that God tests people to know who obeys and who does not obey
Exodus 16:4 teaches I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not
In Exodus 20:20, Moses taught that God tests you so that the fear of God will be with you to
keep you from sinning
The same teaching is also found in Deuteronomy 13:3
God is testing you to find out whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul
In Deuteronomy 8:2-3, Moses taught that God tests people in order to know what is in their
heart, whether or not they would keep his commands.
Deuteronomy 4:30 teaches that in tribulations, people would return to God and obey his voice
The same teachings are confirmed many times in the holy book
Job 23:10 teaches when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold

2. Job 5:7 teaches that we are here for testing
People are born for trouble as surely as sparks fly upward
Job 5:17 teaches blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of God
PSALM 11:4-5 teaches He watches everyone closely; examining every person on earth. God
examines both the righteous and the wicked
Psalm 66:10 teaches For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined
PROVERBS 17:3 teaches The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but God tests
the hearts
ISAIAH 48:10 teaches I have refined you, but not as silver is refined.
Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of suffering
Jeremiah 17:10 teaches that God tests us and will reward everyone according to his works
Jesus taught that life is a test; he taught that we are in a temporary testing period and we are
being prepared for a permanent life. He also taught that the rewards will be according to our
obedience and our good works
Talking in parables, Jesus taught that God tests us by tribulation, temptation, trials,
persecutions and promised rewards in heaven for those who pass those tests

3. Jesus has taught people to stand up for the truth even if persecuted by the bad multitudes
who hate the truth. He taught that and also demonstrated it when he stood up for the truth
against the bad chief priests who explained religion to their benefits
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven - Matthew 5:10
God has set the world stage for testing; every day we meet hungry and poor people; some will
help and some will refuse to help; those would not be rewarded similarly
Matthew 25:31-45 teach that when we refuse to help the hungry, the stranger, and the sick,
we refuse to help God
In Matthew 18:23-35 Jesus taught us to forgive in order that God forgives us; he mentioned
that there are rewards for forgiveness and good works
In Luke 8:13 and Mark 4:17, Jesus taught that there will be testing and some will fall away in
time of temptation
But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution come
because of the word, they quickly fall away Matthew 13:21
Another parable of a testing period and the rewards is Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few
things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!
John 18:36 is another example to show that life on earth is not the target destination

4. my kingdom is not in earth – but in heaven
That is not just for Jesus, but he taught that we should not have treasures on earth but to
seek the real treasures; the eternal life in heaven
Luke 12:16-21 warn those who store up treasure for themselves, and are not rich toward God
John 12:25 warns those who love their life in this world
Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this
world will keep it for eternity. The same teaching is also written in Matthew 10:39
Luke 9:23
Then he said to them all: Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up
their cross daily and follow me. The same teaching is also mentioned in Mark 8:34
Matthew 13:44 teaches that people should do everything to win God’s re-wards for the
righteous, to win the kingdom of heaven
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which some-one found and hid; then in
his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field
For that objective, he taught that people should pay everything to buy the eternal life in
heaven; he taught that we should sell our life in this world in order to get the eternal life in
heaven
He reiterated that key message using different parables in Matthew 13:44-49

5. We have the choice, either to enjoy our life on earth and treasure money ignoring to feed the
hungry or to sell this life and spend our money and efforts to help the hungry, the persecuted,
and those who need help. The second choice was Jesus recommendation to win the eternal one;
the kingdom of heaven
Jesus taught that testing and suffering help to return a person to his senses; Luke 15:17
teaches that the son came to his senses, after having undergone suffering
John 12:25 warns those who like to "live it up" urging them to prepare for the eternal life
Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this
world will keep it for eternity.
The same teaching is also confirmed in Matthew 10:39 and 16:25
The same teaching is also mentioned in Luke 9:23-25, Mark 8:34-35
James 4:1-4 also warn those who compete to enjoy the pleasures of this life
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle
within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what
you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you
do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your
pleasures. You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred
toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God
James has taught that testing is a chance for us to grow, develop patience, and mature in God
James 1:2-4

6. Consider it pure joy, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing
of your faith produces patience. Let patience finish its work so that you may be mature and
complete
James 1:12
Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the
crown of life that God has promised to those who love him
If you are a Muslim, you can review the Quran verses which confirm that life is a testing period
and that people will be rewarded according to their obedience and according to their good
deeds; it is the same message revealed by the same God
Quran verse 47:31
And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of
God] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.
Quran 29:2-3
Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?
But We have certainly tried those before them, and God will surely make evident those who are
truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.
Similar teachings are found in 67:2, 18:7 and 76:2
67:2 [He is] The One Who created death and life, so that He may put you to test, to find out
which of you is best in deeds: He is the All-Mighty, the All-Forgiving

7. 18:7 Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it that We may test them
[as to] which of them is best in deed.
76:2 Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made
him hearing and seeing
2:155 And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and
lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient
5:48 and 6:165 teach that we are in a testing stage and we are supposed to compete in good
deeds to pass the test and earn our salvation
5:48 If God wanted He could have made all of you a single nation. But He willed otherwise in
order to test you in what He has given you; therefore try to compete in good deeds. Ultimately
you all shall return to God; then He will show you the truth of those matters in which you
dispute
6:165 He is the One Who has made you the inheritors of the earth and raised some of you in
ranks over others so that He may test you in what He has given you. Surely God is swift in
retribution; yet He is also very Forgiving, Merciful
5:71 teaches that those who ignore that the objectives of life is testing are blind and deaf
They thought there would be no trial (or punishment); so they became blind and deaf: yet God
(in mercy) turned to them: yet again many of them became blind and deaf. But God sees well all
that they do
3:179 teaches that God distinguishes the wicked from the good, people are not supposed to
know everything to pass that test, but they are asked to believe in God and in his messengers

8. 3:179 God will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now, until He distinguishes
the wicked from the good. Nor will God disclose to you the secrets of the unseen, but God
chooses of His Messengers whom He pleases. So believe in God and His Messengers. And if you
believe and fear God, then for you there is a great reward
7:168 teaches We tested them with good and bad that perhaps they would return
If the Jewish scholars ignore that the objective of life is testing and teach that the Jews are
the chosen people of God and that they are promised the blessings because of the faith of their
father Ibrahim, then people will reject such answers because the scripture teaches that God is
not biased and that people will be judged according to their deeds; not according to their
father’s faith
If the Christian scholars ignore that the objective of life is a testing period and teach that we
are born sinners and we cannot earn our salvation by good works, people will refer to the
teachings of Jesus himself who taught that life is for testing and that people can earn their
salvation by obedience, repentance, and by good works
If the Muslim scholars ignore that the objectives of life is a testing environment and teach
that the objective of life is to worship God, people would reply that God does not need our
prayers
When scientists and philosophers ignore the fact that our life on earth is only a primary testing
and preparation period, they cannot provide a logical answer to the most important question ‘why
are we here?’