The Main Purpose of God's Creation of Man

The main purpose of god's creation of man is clearly indicated by a single word in genesis, one image. We need to spend much time, far beyond the time ted for a brief answer, to consider the significance of this word, image. Image is related to expression. Man was created in such a way and with such attributes and capacities that, by nature, man has the image of god,. Even the like of god, outwardly. For what purpose? For the purpose of being the expression of god. This is why the bible says emphatically that the triune god, the divine trinity, the us, created human beings in god's image. That is the purpose of human life