Adult Bible Study Guide

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Origins

L. James Gibson Principal Contributor

Origins Contents
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Jesus, Creator of Heaven and Earth Creation: Forming the World The Creation Completed Creation, a Biblical Theme Creation and Morality Creation and the Fall Through a Glass, Darkly Jesus, Provider and Sustainer Marriage: A Gift From Eden Stewardship and the Environment Sabbath: A Gift From Eden Creation and the Gospel Creation, Again

Origins Our Goal {5}

As we go through this quarter, well see even more reasons why a literal six-day creation is essential to all that we believe and why to compromise on Creation is to undermine the basis of the gospel and the teachings that make us what we are.

Origins Lesson 5, February 2

Creation and Morality

Creation and Morality Key Text

Genesis 2:16, 17 NIV

And the Lord God commanded the man, You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.

Creation and Morality Initial Words {55}

From the Magna Carta (1215) to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) to various United Nations declarations, the idea is promoted that human beings possess certain inalienable rights. What are these rights? Why should we have these rights anyway?

Creation and Morality Quick Look

1. Morality and Creation (Proverbs 14:31) 2. Morality and Gods image (Genesis 9:6) 3. Morality and Accountability (Ecclesiastes 12:14)

Creation and Morality 1. Morality and Creation

Proverbs 14:31 NKJV

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors His has mercy on the needy.

1. Morality and Creation Dependent Creatures {56}

Genesis 2:7 depicts God as creating Adam 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 and its necessities, it is always appropriate for us to accept Gods guidance.

1. Morality and Creation Of One Blood {58}

In Genesis 2:23, Adam is given the task 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 that she is the ancestor of all humans. We are all one family in the most literal sense

1. Morality and Creation Of One Blood {58}

We are united in that we all descended 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.

Creation and Morality 2. Morality and Gods Image

Genesis 9:6 NKJV

Whoever sheds mans blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man.

2. Morality and Gods Image Special Attribute {57}

What exactly is the image of God 1. Dominion over the other creatures. God has appointed to humans a share of sovereignty. 2. Expressed in relationship. As the Godhead is manifest in three Persons in relationship, the image of God in humans is expressed in relationship of male and female.

What is the Image of God? The Creators Character {59}

3. To resemble Him in character. To be like God is not the same thing as to aspire to be God. In order for us to reflect His character, we must have a proper understanding of what that character is.

Creation and Morality 3. Morality and Accountability

Ecclesiastes 12:14 NKJV

For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether it is good or whether it is evil.

3. Morality and Accountability Day of Judgment {60}

Pauls sermon in Athens began with Creation and ended with judgment. The God who made the world and everything in it has fixed a day on which He will judge the world. To be endowed with morality implies accountability, and each of us will be held responsible for our actions and our words

3. Morality and Accountability Day of Judgment {60}

The Bible teaches that the justice so lacking in this world will one day be meted out by God Himself. More so, the whole idea of judgment implies a moral order: why would God judge, much less punish, if there were no moral standards to which people could be held?

Creation and Morality Final Words {61}

According to Scripture, Adam was the first man and was specially created from the dust by God. Our understanding of the origin of morality is founded in the origin of Adam. Biblical concepts of morality are, then, inseparable from biblical concepts of origins.