God being a God of love and seeking praise and glory, created the angels who eternally will bring that honor and praise. But the angels can not bring him love. Because a key ingredient of love is the ability to choose whether to love someone (put their desires and requirements before their own) or not. The angels do not have that capability. So God created humans who have that ability.
These humans were created as spirits like their creator. These spirit manifestations of the spirit world although like God, did not have the powers of God of creation and other powers. were called souls. They did have the power to choose to love God with all their heart or not. But for them to make that choice successfully they needed to be schooled in the pros and cons of their choices. So he created a training school for them called earth along with a temporary body to be used during that training.
He established a training program where they go through such training as challenges which force them to choose to depend on God or themselves. And they are given assignment where they are asked to do something for God to show their love of Him or not. And they are given tests to force them to choose which is more important to them, their needs and requirements or God's. When they have completed the training program and made their final choice they graduate by leaving their earthly body and their life on earth. They then either share love with God in a eternal love fest with Him and each other OR NOT.
These humans were created as spirits like their creator. These spirit manifestations of the spirit world although like God, did not have the powers of God of creation and other powers. were called souls. They did have the power to choose to love God with all their heart or not. But for them to make that choice successfully they needed to be schooled in the pros and cons of their choices. So he created a training school for them called earth along with a temporary body to be used during that training.
He established a training program where they go through such training as challenges which force them to choose to depend on God or themselves. And they are given assignment where they are asked to do something for God to show their love of Him or not. And they are given tests to force them to choose which is more important to them, their needs and requirements or God's. When they have completed the training program and made their final choice they graduate by leaving their earthly body and their life on earth. They then either share love with God in a eternal love fest with Him and each other OR NOT.