Luke 4:43 but he said to them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”

Jesus tells us His purpose.

John 18:37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”

But is this all that Jesus did to show His purpose by His earthly presence?

Psalm 103:13 As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

Understanding this truth one must recognize the roles of God the Father and Lord. What one does the other does. If we do not recognize Jesus is Lord we will not see that.

John 14:8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

John 14:9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Jesus shows yet another purpose for His presence. He came to answer questions with truth. His answer reflects directly back on Psalm 103:13.

John 5:19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.”

Primary examples need to be understood in context with both purpose and execution. The results of the actions speak to the power of God to make a difference in our lives. Then Jesus left.

John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,

John 14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

John 15:26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.

John 16:7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.

What is your purpose in this life you have been given?

Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Ecclesiastes 2:1  “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.”

There it is PVP, Purpose vs Pleasure. Titles don’t always tell everything. Neither do acronyms or words without context.

Will we serve purpose or pleasure? Both demand answers to fill in context.

What is purpose?

What is pleasure?

Both need to be explained in context. One individual’s purpose may not be the same as another’s. What pleases one person may not please another.

Purpose is driven by ideology while the other is driven by selfishness.

Ideology can take on many forms, both good and bad. Selfishness has only one focus.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.

What I am writing is nothing new. It has been explored many times, in context and without.

Simple things have simple answers.

What has both purpose and pleasure? The simple answer is sexuality.

The purpose of sex is both procreation and pleasure. Both have consequences.

Procreation creates dependency, pleasure demands repetition. Creation of life is meant to create a sense of responsibility while pleasure cares only about the moment. One is lasting, the other is fleeting.

Nothing is being said here that has not been said before.

What dominates your life?

That is not for me to answer for anyone but myself. Is it purpose or pleasure?