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Originally Posted by UntoHim
Desire does not equal need.
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The point is that for God's will to be done on Earth indicates it will be done in, by and through man. This desire of God cannot be accomplished without man. Hence, man is needed.
God placed man in the garden to tend and keep it. I have always been fascinated by the interplay between species and how, for example, the Acacia tree creates a home for ants which in turn protect the tree and are fed by the tree.
Yet what is undeniable is that all trees require a man to prune them in order to be very fruitful. So although plants can survive without man, they cannot thrive apart from man.
Man has been given a job. To say "I gave you a job but I don't need you" is an insult.
In Revelation it says that we have "been made kings and priests to our God". Once again, God has a job for man to do, that implies a need. Based on Jesus insisting he was "the Son of Man" I have to believe these are jobs that God needs man to do.