Christian Doctrines

Gone Rogue Being Human Series Wong Soon Yean.  28/4/2017 I. Recap Genesis 1:26:  Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Made in the image of God –qualitative and functional aspects. Righteous in relationship to God (Eph4:24) Has a mind and free will to act in relationship to God (Col 3:10) Has a role to play on behalf of God (Gen 1:28) Components of being human made in the image of God (unpacked by Collin) – Heart –seat of spirit Soul –seat of will Mind -seat of thought Body –seat of senses Being made in the image of God sets us apart from all other creation. But sin has distorted this image. How can we restore this image? II. The Saddest Part in the OT Gen 3:22  Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he mig...

In the Image of God (Gen 1:26-28) Being Human Series  Collin Leong. April 7, 2017 A. Components of a Human Being “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy  heart , and with all thy  soul,  and with all thy  mind .” (Mat 22:37)  Heart  – seat of the spirit; ability to relate to the Creator. To Worship His Glory (Deu 2:30) Soul  – seat of will and emotion; ability to relate to creatures. To Walk in His Ways (Hebrews 4:12) Mind  – seat of thought; ability to relate to time (processes and abstracts). To Understand his Word (1Chr 28:9) Body  – seat of senses; ability to relate to space (physical environment). To carry out His Work. (1 Cor 10:31) The human design is optimised for the purpose of fellowship with God and to carry out His purpose. B. Creation of the Human Being  1. Man's kind 1. Genesis 1:26-28 Animals & Vegetation – “after their kind” Man – “in our image; after our likeness”   Man is created after the God-kind ...