Creation of man

Man
Creative s<jnaTmk work
of eternal sovereign God
(An.Nt svR8/e*#)
Not accident or mindless
process
of
evolution

s.sairk ivkas kI p/ik/ya

Gen 1:26
Unique ivxe8 in creation
o all others created by
mere speaking of God
o earth
produced
all
animals (20-25) and
plants (11,12)
Created in the image Sv+p
and likeness smanta of
God
o Jn 4:24 image of God
God is spirit
God is HE (Gen
1:27)
Man is he
Male and female
are the bodies
Spirit does not
have gender il.g
o Josh 24:19, Psa 99:5
likeness of God
God is holy
His creation is
holy
Man made in His
image was holy
when
created
(till chapter 3)
They were created by God,
for God
o Meaning
of
existenceAiS4Tv in

Knowing Him
Loving Him
Glorifying Him
Doing His will

Privileged
to
have

sOwaGy

fellowship
shwaigta with Him
Personal vEyitk
Unbroken

hmexa-ibna
=kav3 ke
We are not authors of
our creation
o God is author of our
creation
Gen 2:7;21-23
Relationship
of man with
God when he was created?
Relation ship of woman with
God when she was created?
o

Now bring focus to Gen 1:26

About man let US make
(not let there be)
o Plural
Attributes
gu`
of god
Angels (1 Cor
6:3)
Trinity
Father 1:2
Spirit 1:2
Son Jn 1:1-3
Col 1:16
In Our image (not after their
kinds)
o Personality VyikTv
o self
consciousness

Svy. cetna

Spirituality Jn 4:24
Gods nature is
therefore
revealed to man
(Rom 1:19)
Have
genuine
capacity to know
God and about
Him.
Ps 145:3 finite
sIim% creature
that can never
fully
comprehend

pUrI trh
smzna

an
infinite God.
Knowledge
Col 3:10 image
of God is having
true knowledge
of God
Adam and Eve
did
not
know
everything about
infinite GOD (Ps
145:3) but they
their knowledge
of God was pure
and
unalloyed

im8/`
ibna
ke
o

se

nhI. /
mlInta

Self
determination
(Will)
Could choose
Power
of
self
determination
Immortality

Great beginning
at the hands of
God
Existance
depended on the
kindness
of
Creator
Soul immortal
once created
Soul/Spririt must
help
us
to
understand the
awesome
responsibility of
selfdetermination
Since spirit is eternal
(Only God had the
capability
of
destroying the soul)
them rule
Them

man
and
woman
Priviledge
and
Responsibility
Rule (subdue) creation
of God on earth as His
representatives

let
o
o
o

Their rule was not

independent of God
but
in
perfect
conformity of His will
Their
rule
was
exercised with
Lovingkindness
Care
Benefit
For glory of God

Even though man is unique in

creation from rest of the creation
yet he has common purpose with
rest of creation .
He was not made for himself
He was made for
Glory of God
Good pleasure of God
Lets examine Scriptures
Ps 104:31, Rom 11:36, Col 1:16
The Scriptures teach that man
and woman were created by and
for God, and find meaning
or
their existence only in
loving Him
glorifying Him

doing His will

We are not the authors of our own
existence, but we were brought
into existence by God through His
Gracious Will
Power
We do not belong to ourselves,
but to God who made us for His
own
Purposes
Good pleasure
In light of these great truths, how
should mankind respond?
1. Fear and Awe

Ps
33:6-9
2. Worship

Ps 95:6
3. Love

Mk 12:2830
4. Service

Ps
100:1-3
5. Glory and
1 Cor 10:31
Honour