God created the earth to provide a place where His purpose and goals for humankind might be fulfilled. (a) God created Adam and Eve in His own image, so that, He could have with them a loving, personal relationship for all eternity. God designed humankind as a triune being (body, soul, spirit), possessing mind, emotion and will with which they can respond to Him freely with worship and serve Him as Lord out of faith, loyalty and gratitude.

(b) God, so, desired this intimate relationship with the human race that, when Satan succeeded in tempting Adam and Eve to rebel against and disobey God’s command, He promised to send a Saviour to redeem humankind from sin’s consequences (see Gen 3:15).In this way God would have a people for His own possession who would enjoy Him, glorify Him and live before Him in righteousness and holiness (Is 60:21; 61:1-3; Eph 1:11-12; 1 Pet 2:9).
(c) The culmination of God’s purpose in creation is recorded in the book of Revelation, where John describes the end of history with these words: “He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God,” (Rev 21:3).
God’s Ultimate Goal For Us Is To Make Us Like Christ (Rom 8:29)

“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Rom 8:29)
God’s ultimate goal for us is to make us like Christ (1Jn 3:2). As we become more and more like him, we discover our true selves, the persons we were created to be. How can we be conformed to Christ’s likeness? By reading and heeding the word, by studying his life on earth through the gospels, by being filled with his Spirit, and by doing his work in the world.

“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3: And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.” (1 Jn 3:2, 3)

3:2, 3, The Christian life is a process of becoming more and more like Christ (see Romans 8:29). This process will not be complete until we see Christ face-to-face (1Cor 13:12; Phil 3:21), but knowing that it is our ultimate destiny should motivate us to purify ourselves. To purify means to keep morally straight, free from the corruption of sin. God also purifies us, but there is action we must take to remain morally fit (see 1Tim 5:22; Jam 4:8; 1Pet 1:22).
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