Creation truths

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Creation truths

• Genesis 11- end

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Gods creation

• Day 1Day and Night
• Day 2The sky (heaven)
• Day 3Land and Sea

• Day 4Sun, Moon (seasons)
• Day 5Creatures (birds Fish)
• Day 6Land animals Mankind

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Creation truths

• NT confirms Genesis as real storyLuke 338 1Tim
  213 Rom 513 1Cor1522
• Day 1 is not the Sun Heb 13
• God creates and then fills Gen 128
• The principle of separation
• Seasons and times - Day 4
• God blessed animals, man and Sabbath

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Made in His image

• What does it mean?Genesis 126

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His image
Made in Gods image means we have spiritual
awareness, intellectual capabilities and
emotional tendencies. The fall of mankind into
sin means none of these are perfect but all of
them can be used to hear God. Relying on any
single one alone can make us go off balance.
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Complete the form

• All incidents here are taken from the life of
  mankind before the fall and from the life of
  Jesus who was Gods perfect image.
• What do these teach us about the image of God?

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His image in us
Scripture Spiritual Intellectual Emotional
Gen 215 Yes
Gen 219-20 Yes Yes
Gen 221-23 Yes Yes
Luke 2262 John 1135 Yes
Matt 2215-22 Probably Yes
Luke 41-13 Yes Yes
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Genesis 2 - work

• V15 tend (work it) and keep (watch,
  administer,plan)- hard work is not a curse-
  physical intellectual are both divine- Dont
  let peers mislead you from your gifted route.

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Genesis 2 Highly intelligent

• V19 Adam names animals- Made in his image and
  intelligent.- Dont let others belittle you
  (discrimination).- Dont cover your perceived
  inferiority with arrogance.
• We learn by practise (naming animals) and
  association (social skills).
• What we name we have authority over- spiritually
  and mentally.

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Serving God with all
Jesus replied " 'Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all
your mind.' Matthew 2237 (NIV)
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C.S.Lewis
Faith is the art of holding on to things your
reason has once accepted in spite of your
changing moods Example of bus fare
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Made for His glory

• Isaiah 437
• Ephesians 111-12
• Revelation 411
• 1 Corinthians 1031

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His glory

• What we do in private and public is all plain
  before him.
• Do the right thing to bring glory to God not
  because of the consequences of being caught doing
  the wrong thing.
• Do your work well, even when no one is looking.

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Gods Word is our guide

• 1 Kings 131-35
• Gods written word and spoken word are both
  vital.
• We judge prophecy by the written word.
• Dont allow your human desires lead you astray.
• Judge a prophet by his lifestyle.
• Prophecy never over-rides Gods known Word.

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Knowing the ways of God
As we fellowship with God in prayer, the Word and
worship, we grow to know the character of God and
are better to discern the ways of God. incident
with prophet at a speaking engagement
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Being like God

• Morallywe have an in built consciousness of
  right and wrong. A wrong world view can distort
  this.
• Spirituallywe can relate to God in prayer,
  worship and fellowship. We do not cease to exist
  after death.
• Mentallywe can think and learn from other people
  of God. History should be our friend. We can
  read. Examples Adam in Garden, Jesus in Mark 12
• Relationalwith God and one another. This of
  course involves our emotions as well as those
  already stated.

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Godly relationships

• Marriage Gen 222-25
• Not the head nor the feet but ribs.
• The three essentials of marriage- Love (heart)-
  Commitment (will)- Order (understanding)

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Love and relationships

• Husbands love your wives (Eph 525)
• Wives respect your husbands (Eph 533)

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Commitment and relationships

• When the going gets tough, the godly get
  committed Gen 224 (Therefore)
• Commitment brings stability and assurance.
  Assurance breeds confidence and confidence gives
  birth to creativity and fullness.
• The way God deals with us.

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Order and relationships

• God established order in creation Gen 1
• Openness maintains order Gen 225 (naked,
  nothing hidden)
• Orderliness brings oneness Gen 224

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The creation covenant

• Genesis 2 1-end

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Creation truths

• The three God blessed
• God enjoyed His work
• Tending and Keeping - appreciating work
• Naming the animals learning by fellowship
• Marriage the proper relationships

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Man on probation

• Understanding the fall
• Genesis 3 / Luke 4
• Jesus brings what Adam lost
• Your life to come determined by your life now