Mankind has never been in such a paradoxical condition as he finds himself in today. On one end, brilliant discoveries in the fields of medicine, technology, science can be attributed to him yet this same man holds the value of money (paper, plastic or metal) higher than that of another human being and would kill for the right price. Be it economic murder of small territories through offensive tariffs and trade treaties or the murder of unborn children in the form of abortion.
How is it that we as a race can crack and read the human genome code and yet simultaneously destroy nations with weapons of mass destruction? To discover this enigma of man’s operations we need to look at his make up, origin and purpose. The truths gleaned from this study will prove to shed much light on Man’s current state and why he does the things that he does.
This spiritual archeological dig must begin with man’s ancient origins in the book of beginnings:
Gen 1:26-27
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
This portion of Scripture holds many truths about man his make-up, function and ultimate destiny and will be our primary point of reference. Let us start with his make-up. The Bible states that God said that He would make man in His own image. This means that man in himself has no genuine expression apart from expressing the image of his Maker, who is God. If Man is not reflecting God then by definition he is not being a man but something else, because he would reflecting something else. Thereby, making man a Reflective Being as opposed to one who is the primary cause.
Gen 1:26-27
26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
This portion of Scripture holds many truths about man his make-up, function and ultimate destiny and will be our primary point of reference. Let us start with his make-up. The Bible states that God said that He would make man in His own image. This means that man in himself has no genuine expression apart from expressing the image of his Maker, who is God. If Man is not reflecting God then by definition he is not being a man but something else, because he would reflecting something else. Thereby, making man a Reflective Being as opposed to one who is the primary cause.
This design is imperative if man is to truly fulfill God’s purpose which we will exam shortly. Let us now briefly explore the “image” which man was designed to reflect and this will then be categorized into three groups, namely: image for fellowship, image for function and image of constitution. To do this we must look at God Himself and what Scripture declares about Him...
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Keep up the good work and I pray that the Lord gives you more insight and courage to continue this project. Stay bless
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