We were created to know, love and be with God. This is the whole of our existence. The entrance of sin into the world removed all three of these created purposes in us. Yet, out of the abundance of God’s grace, mercy, love and according to divine decree, He sent His Son, the Lord Jesus, to restore our ability and desire to fulfill our created purposes. As Christians, all of life is to centered and directed toward knowing, loving, and longing to be with the God who saves us. Any other understanding of life’s purpose, our salvation and being a Christian is flawed and reveals an ignorance of the whole of God’s plan from eternity past of electing and redeeming a people for His own possession (John 17:1-3).