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The Doctrine of Man

The Doctrine of Man. Part 1 The Creation of Man. Why “Man?”. God used the term Gen. 1:27 Gen. 5:1-2 This is the same term that sometimes applies to man in distinction from woman Gen. 2:22 Theological implications

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The Doctrine of Man

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  1. The Doctrine of Man

  2. Part 1 The Creation of Man

  3. Why “Man?” • God used the term • Gen. 1:27 • Gen. 5:1-2 This is the same term that sometimes applies to man in distinction from woman • Gen. 2:22 • Theological implications • Suggestion of male leadership and family headship from the very creation of man

  4. Why Was Man Created? • God was lonely • NOT • God needed help • NO • God wanted to show his glory in a way not available before creating man • Isa. 43:7

  5. What is Man’s Purpose in Life? • “To be self-actualized” • NO • “To do it my way” • NOT • To reflect God’s glory in the world • Gen. 1:27 • Rom 8:17-18 • 1 Cor. 10:31 • Eph. 1:11-14

  6. What is “the image of God?” Man is like God Man represents God • Isa. 40:18 • Gen. 1:26-27 • Gen. 5:3 • Gen. 9:6 • Deut. 4:16 • Col. 1:15 • Col. 3:9-10

  7. In what ways are we like God? • Refer to the Communicable Attributes of God • Language • Value-formation • Culture • Worship • Emotions • Different than “feelings”

  8. In what ways are we like God? • Relational ability • Aloneness is not our permanent state • Self-identification through relationships • Marriage • Filial relationships • Sibling relationships • Friendships • Group Memberships

  9. In what ways are we like God? • Dominion: Gen. 1:28 • Responsible stewardship • Profitable use of resources • God-glorifying outcomes

  10. Loss of true freedom Eccl. 7:29 Loss of intellectual soundness 2 Cor. 4:4 Retained enough likeness for accountability James 3:9 Gen. 9:5-7 What happened to imago Dei when man fell?

  11. Loss of innocence: The Romans Road 3:10 3:23 6:23 5:8 5:10 10:9 10:10 10:13 10:11 What happened to imago Dei when man fell?

  12. Recovery of imago Dei! • Col. 3:10 (see Col. 3:5) • 2 Cor. 3:18 • Image as a verb • Rom. 12:2 • Eph. 4:22 – 5:2 • The put-off/put-on dynamic

  13. Restoration of imago Dei!!!! • 1 Cor. 15:49 • Rom. 8:29 • 1 John 3:2

  14. Part 2: Man as Male and Female

  15. Gender Creation Shows God’s Image • In harmonious relationships between persons • In the equality in personhood and in importance • In the difference in role and in authority

  16. Harmony between persons • Gen. 1:26 • Gen. 2:24 • Matt. 19:6 • Eph. 5:23-32 The challenge and the promise of sharing love, communication and honor drives humans powerfully

  17. Males and Females: Equal in Personhood and in Importance • Gen. 5:1-2 • Gal. 3:27-28 • Acts 2:17-18 • Romans 3:23 • One way we don’t image God

  18. Leadership in the Trinity: The Father Initiating action: Gen. 1:1-2, John 1:1-3, Luke 22:42, Phil. 2:6-8, Acts 1:8 Male Headship in Marriage 1 Cor. 11:3 Differences in Role and in Authority

  19. Part of God’s perfect plan Adam created first, then Eve Eve created as a helper for Adam Adam named Eve God named the human race “Adam” Adam was spoken to first Serpent tries to undermine Adam’s headship Adam represents the race Curse distorts roles Redemption restores Differences in Role and in Authority

  20. Is it mutual? Yes, in one way No, in another Submission in Eph. 5:21-33 To an authority Non-reversible There IS a hierarchy Submission One to Another

  21. Three kinds of relationships based upon a fourth kind To God To other humans To nature To one’s self Part 3: The Self-Image

  22. Why not “self-esteem?” Why “self-image?” Adam & Eve had good reasons for positive self-images Before the Fall Gen. 2:25 Part 3: The Self-Image

  23. Gen. 3:5-6 1 John 2:16 Rom. 12:3 What Happened?

  24. The first kind of perversion: Exaltation The second kind of perversion: Degradation The Restoration of Self-Image is the precondition for Ethics What Happened?

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