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Adult Bible Study Guide
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Origins
L. James Gibson Principal Contributor
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1 Jesus, Creator of Heaven and Earth2 Creation: Forming the World3 The Creation Completed4 Creation, a Biblical Theme5 Creation and Morality6 Creation and the Fall7 Through a Glass, Darkly8 Jesus, Provider and Sustainer9 Marriage: A Gift From Eden10 Stewardship and the Environment
11 Sabbath: A Gift From Eden12 Creation and the Gospel13 Creation, Again
OriginsContents
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OriginsOur Goal {5}
As we gothrough this quarter,well see even more reasons why a
literal six-day creation is essential toall that we believe and
why to compromise on Creation is
to undermine the basis of thegospel and the teachings that make
us what we are.
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OriginsLesson 5, February 2
Creation andMorality
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Creation and MoralityKey Text
Genesis 2:16, 17 NIV
And the Lord God commanded
the man, You are free to eat fromany tree in the garden; but you
must not eat from the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil, forwhen you eat from it you will
certainly die.
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Creation and MoralityInitial Words {55}
From the Magna Carta (1215)to the French Declaration of theRights of Man and of the Citizen
(1789) to various United Nationsdeclarations, the idea is promoted
that human beings possess certaininalienable rights.What are these rights? Why should
we have these rights anyway?
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Creation and MoralityQuick Look
1.Morality and Creation(Proverbs 14:31)
2.Morality and Gods image(Genesis 9:6)
3.Morality and Accountability(Ecclesiastes 12:14)
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Proverbs 14:31 NKJV
He who
oppresses thepoor reproacheshis Maker, but he
who honors Hishas mercy on the
needy.
Creation and Morality1. Morality and Creation
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1. Morality and CreationDependent Creatures {56}
Genesis 2:7 depicts God as creatingAdam individually and represents
him to be an intelligent, moral being
rather than as an animal.Because we are always dependent
on our heavenly Father for life andits necessities, it is alwaysappropriate for us to accept Gods
guidance.
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1. Morality and CreationOf One Blood {58}
In Genesis 2:23, Adam is given thetask of naming his wife, whom he
called Havah.
The Hebrew word for Eve (Havah)can be translated as life-giver.
Eves name represents the fact thatshe is the ancestor of all humans.We are all one family in the most
literal sense
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1. Morality and CreationOf One Blood {58}
We are united in that we alldescended from one woman, Eve,
and from one man, Adam.And God is the Father of us all.
This fact is the basis of human
equality.
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Genesis 9:6 NKJV
Whoever sheds
mans blood, byman his bloodshall be shed; for
in the image ofGod He made
man.
Creation and Morality2. Morality and Gods Image
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2. Morality and Gods ImageSpecial Attribute {57}
What exactly is the image of God1. Dominion over the other creatures.God has appointed to humans a
share of sovereignty.2. Expressed in relationship. As theGodhead is manifest in three Personsin relationship, the image of God inhumans is expressed in relationship
of male and female.
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What is the Image of God?The Creators Character {59}
3. To resemble Him in character. Tobe like God is not the same thing asto aspire to be God.
In order for us to reflect Hischaracter, we must have a proper
understanding of what thatcharacter is.
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Ecclesiastes 12:14 NKJV
For God will bring
every work intojudgment, includingevery secret thing,
whether it is good orwhether it is evil.
Creation and Morality3. Morality and Accountability
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3. Morality and AccountabilityDay of Judgment{60}
Pauls sermon in Athens began withCreation and ended with judgment.The God who made the world and
everything in it has fixed a day onwhich He will judge the world.
To be endowed with morality impliesaccountability, and each of us will beheld responsible for our actions and
our words
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3. Morality and AccountabilityDay of Judgment{60}
The Bible teaches that the justice solacking in this world will one day be
meted out by God Himself.
More so, the whole idea of judgmentimplies a moral order: why would
God judge, much less punish, if therewere no moral standards to whichpeople could be held?
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Creation and MoralityFinal Words {61}
According to Scripture, Adam wasthe first man and was speciallycreated from the dust by God.
Our understanding of the origin ofmorality is founded in the origin of
Adam. Biblical concepts of moralityare, then, inseparable from biblicalconcepts of origins.