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God’s Relationship with Humans

God’s Relationship with Humans. Activity - . If God knows everything there is to know about you, what are you currently most happy with about yourself? What are you most ashamed about? ( you don’t have to share this one out loud with the class ).

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God’s Relationship with Humans

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  1. God’s Relationship with Humans

  2. Activity - • If God knows everything there is to know about you, what are you currently most happy with about yourself? • What are you most ashamed about? (you don’t have to share this one out loud with the class)

  3. Genesis 1:27 tells us that humanity is created in the image of God and placed at the head of God’s creations.

  4. What does being made in God’s image mean? 1. Humanity shares characteristics with God. The image of God is found in humanity's mind, intellect and will. Also in thought and reason and the ability to use language and appreciate art. 2.Human beings form relationships. Moral decision making and consciousness are all needed for relationships.

  5. 3. Human Beings are appointed as stewards • The Genesis story presents God creating and placing human beings in a perfect garden. The fruits of the garden supply all the human needs. God also appoints humans as stewards, to rule over the other types of living creatures.

  6. 4. Human beings possess a moral conscience and freedom to choose good and evil • God formed humanity out of the dust of the earth. The Hebrew word for man ADAM, is also the same word for ground. • Humanity is low in comparison with God and should worship God because of this. Our intelligence and our unique position make us aware of God and his power. • The ‘imago dei’ idea is often used to defend the original perfection of humanity. At the start in Eden, God and humanity enjoyed a perfect relationship.

  7. Human beings were granted intelligence and decision making capabilities by God. Humans possess a moral conscience and have free will to choose between good and evil.God allows humans to make their own decisions, and they have free will to obey or disobey. God knew that love and relationships do not exist without free will. One needs to be free to choose to be in a relationship with one another.

  8. Free Will • Humans have a moral conscience and are free to pursue whatever course of action they wish. • Humans are not robots, programmed in a certain way but free persons able to make their own decisions.

  9. Copy into jotter - “ created in the image of God” means…. • Imago Dei – like God, but not physically, for God is spirit • We have the spark of the divine – a soul • Our personalities are godlike • We are able to reason, love, think, understand, reflect • We are able to form relationships with others and with God • We have power and responsibilities • We have free will

  10. Q. Was God giving humans free will a mistake? Mistake….because… ·humans messed up, leading to suffering, evil, death, disease, etc ·world would have been perfect otherwise No mistake…because…. · world would still have been perfect if we had made right choices · God, by definition, doesn’t make mistakes · if we’re made in image of God, we must have free will (because he has) · without free will there would be no love, trust, individuality, etc

  11. To Do... Read issues of Christianity pages 20-28, qs 1-23 not 13.

  12. Exam question • ‘What do Christians mean when they say that humans are ‘created in the image of God?’ 4 KU

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