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…Which is what the Westminster Catechism states, which was written by Calvinists.
If Calvinists were logically consistent, this would be true of the elect, but not mankind in general.
In case some wise guy wants to argue that the statement is technically correct because "glorifying God" is was intended for all people (which would include both accepting and rejecting him, whereas enjoying him would be intended for only the elect; A statement like "the purpose of man is to enjoy God or reject him forever" would be much more appropriate. That is obviously not how it was originally intended to be understood.
If Calvinists were logically consistent, this would be true of the elect, but not mankind in general.
In case some wise guy wants to argue that the statement is technically correct because "glorifying God" is was intended for all people (which would include both accepting and rejecting him, whereas enjoying him would be intended for only the elect; A statement like "the purpose of man is to enjoy God or reject him forever" would be much more appropriate. That is obviously not how it was originally intended to be understood.