The document discusses the purpose of man according to Christian theology. It makes three key points: 1) God alone determines man's purpose since He created man. The Bible indicates man's purpose is to have fellowship with God. 2) Man can know God's purpose by investigating the Bible and teachings of the Church, which state that every person is created to know and love God. 3) For man to attain union with God, he must be united with the Church, which is the mystical body of Christ on earth since Christ remains present in the Church through the Holy Spirit. Baptism grafts one onto the Church and Christ.

1. PURPOSE OF MAN
+ Rev. Fr Leonardo A. Polinar, PACEM
Prepared by:
SEM. JUNECAR T. VALLESPIN, PACEM
PHILOSOPHY STUDENT

3. I. IMPORTANCE
a.It provides him the direction in his
life.
b. It gives meaning to all his actions.
c. It makes life more meaningful to
him.

4. II. WHO DETERMINES IT?
money
gambling
Pleasures of
drinking
Drug addiction
Sex
Usually we determine our purpose

5. II. WHO DETERMINES IT?
THE CREATOR DETERMINES IT
Since God is our
Maker, He alone can
determine our purpose.

6. III.MEANS OF KNOWING
GOD’S PURPOSE
Two Ways:
2. By asking the maker Himself. What does God
say about it?
a. BIBLE
Gen. 1:26
“Let Us make man in Our image, according
to Our likeness”
- Man’s nature, behavior and Desires
1. By Investigation or Research

7. Jn. 14:2-3
“Sa bahay ng aking Ama ay maraming silid.
Kung hindi ito totoo, sasabihin ko ba sa
inyong pupunta ako roon upang ipaghanda
ko kayo ng inyong matitirhan? At kapag
naipaghanda ko na kayo ng matitirhan, ako'y
babalik at isasama ko kayo upang kayo'y
makapiling ko kung saan ako naroroon.”
Ps. 42:1-3
“Kung paanong batis ang siyang hanap ng
isang usa; gayon hinahanap ang Diyos ng
uhaw kong kaluluwa. Nananabik ako sa
Diyos, sa Diyos na buháy, walang iba; kailan
kaya maaaring sa presensya mo'y sumamba?
Araw-gabi'y tumataghoy, gabi't araw
tumatangis; naging tanging pagkain ko'y mga
luha sa paghibik.”

8. Ps. 8:5-6
“Ano ba ang tao upang iyong pahalagahan; o
ang anak ng tao upang iyong pangalagaan?
Nilikha mo siyang mababa sa iyonang kaunti,
pinuspos mo siya ng dangal at ng luwalhati.
Ginawa mo siyang pinuno ng lahat ng iyong
nilikha, sa lahat ng mga bagay, siya ang iyong
pinamahala!”
Jn. 17:20-21
“Hindi lamang sila ang idinadalangin
ko, kundi pati ang mga mananalig sa
akin dahil sa kanilang pahayag. Ama,
maging isa nawa silang lahat. Kung
paanong ikaw ay nasa akin at ako'y
nasa iyo, gayundin naman, maging isa
nawa sila sa atin upang ang sanlibutan
ay maniwala na ikaw ang nagsugo sa
akin.”

9. b. CHURCH, the mystical Body of Christ.
Vatican II, Church in
the Modern World
Section 24 says:
“All men were
created to one and
the same goal,
namely God himself!”

10. The ultimate PURPOSE of
every human being in this
world is:

11. IV. WHEN SHOULD MAN BE
UNITED WITH GOD?
NOW!
Matthew 24:44 For this reason, you also must
be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you
do not expect Him.
* DEATH comes like a thief in the night.
* Our eternity is just a continuation of what we
are at the end of our time.”

12. D
E
A
T
H
TIME ETERNITY

13. V. HOW CAN THIS UNION BE
ATTAINED?
•Man is in TIME and finite.
•God is in ETERNITY and
infinite…
John 3:16
“For God so loved
the world, that He
gave His only
begotten Son, that
whoever believes in
Him shall not perish,
but have eternal
life.”

14. D
E
A
T
H
TIME ETERNITY

15. VI. THE BIG PROBLEM
PROBLEM:
Jesus
•Died
•Buried
•Resurrect
•Ascended to heaven
Jesus is no longer present among us.
Could we say we are back to Square
one?

16. D
E
A
T
H
TIME ETERNITY
THE MYSTICAL
BODY OF JESUS

17. VII. THE GREAT SOLUTION
MATTHEW 28: 20
“…And know
that I am with
you always,
until the end of
the world.”

18. The Mystical Body of Jesus
•By establishing His
MYSTICAL BODY-THE
CHURCH…
•Pentecost Sunday when
He released His Spirit
upon his followers…
•Many though we are, we
are one body in Christ
because we are joined
together in by the Spirit of
Christ.

19. If you want to be united with Jesus, be united with
the CHURCH or be “grafted in” as St. Paul says:
“Branches were cut off that might be grafted in. Well
and good. They were cut off because of unbelief and
you are there because of faith.”
Rom. 11:19-20
This grafting officially takes place at the
moment we receive the Sacrament of Baptism. This
is the outward sign of the inner reality that the
person has accepted Christ as his God, King and
Master.
“having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also
raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who
raised Him from the dead.” Colossians 2:12

20. TIME
ETERNITY
D
E
A
T
H
?
Rev.21:27
PURGATION
For those
with
defilements.
WHO IS MY COMPANION, JESUS OR THE DEVIL?
HELL

23. CONCLUSION:
LORD
I AM SEARCHING FOR YOU
I AM SEARCHING FOR YOU MY GOD
FOR YOU ALONE
ARE THE JOY OF MY HEART
LORD
I AM SEARCHING FOR YOU
/REVEAL LORD I PRAY
YOURSELF TO ME
REAVEAL LORD
FOR I HAVE NO OTHER WAY/