Fearfully and wonderfully made - PowerPoint Presentation

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

Genesis 1:

26a, 27

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our

likeness

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...” God

created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Slide4

Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we relate to God and others

we reflect God’s glory in character

we radiate God’s glory in form

Result: we represent God’s purposesSlide5

Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we relate to God and others

John 17:3

“This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we relate to God and others

Genesis 2:18

“It is not good for the man to be alone.”Slide7

Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we reflect God’s glory in character

1 Peter 1:14–16

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance,

but

like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;

because

it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” Slide8
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Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we reflect God’s glory in characterSlide10

Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we radiate God’s glory in form

Exodus 34:34–35

But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with Him, he would take off the veil until he came out; and whenever he came out and spoke to the sons of

Israel...,

the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone..

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

we radiate God’s glory in form

Daniel 12:3

“Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

Result: we represent God’s purposes

Psalm 8:4–6

What is man that You take thought of him,

and

the son of man that You care for him?

Yet

You have made him a little lower than God,

and

You crown him with glory and majesty!

You

make him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his

feet....Slide13

Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

Result: we represent God’s purposes

Psalm 94:9

He

who planted the ear, does He not hear?

He

who formed the eye, does He not see

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

We are created in God’s image

We are made to inhabit two realms

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own

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Fearfully and wonderfully made

Augustine

Men

go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering

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atally FlawedSlide19
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Fatally Flawed

We are created in God’s image

we relate to God and others

we reflect God’s glory in character

we radiate God’s glory in form

Result: we represent God’s purposesSlide21

Fatally Flawed

Romans 5:19

...through

the one man’s disobedience the many were made

sinners...

1 Corinthians 15:22

...in

Adam all

die...Slide22

F

ully Restored

Regeneration

ReconciliationSlide23

A

pplication

Psalm 139:13–14

For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb.

I

will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully

made....Slide24

A

pplication

C.S. Lewis

...the

dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which

, if

you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to

worship....Slide25