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2. What is man?
An animal that has evolved?
Value related to survival of those closely genetically related
A higher form of animal?
Value based on individual abilities
Just part of a social community?
Value based on contribution to society

3. The Creation of Man Genesis 1:26,27 – Created in God’s image
Genesis 2:7 – Received breath of life

4. Frog + Princess + Kiss = Handsome Prince Frog + Time = Handsome Prince
Fairy Tale
Frog + Princess + Kiss = Handsome Prince
Evolution
Frog + Time = Handsome Prince

5. The Creation of Man Genesis 1:26,27 – Created in God’s image
Genesis 2:7 – Received breath of life
1 Cor. 15:39 - Flesh different from animals
Genesis 9:5 – Value related to being made in God’s image
Murder demands capital punishment because it is crime against God’s image

6. Man as a Reflection of God
Man is Rational – ability to think both concretely and abstractly
Man is Emotional – ability to feel based on thoughts of the mind
Man is Volitional – ability to make choices based on thoughts and emotion

7. Man as a Reflection of God
Incommunicable / non-moral attributes of God: Omnipresence, Omniscience, Omnipotence, Immutability, Eternality, Sovereignty, etc.
Communicable / Moral attributes of God: holiness, righteousness, love, goodness, kindness, justice, mercy, longsuffering, graciousness, etc.

8. Man as a Reflection of God
Adam & Eve were perfect in their reflection of God’s moral attributes and without hindrance in their rational, emotional and volitional capabilities.

9. Man’s Fall – A Tarnished Image
Man no longer reflected God’s moral attributes in perfection
Man’s rational, emotional and volitional abilities were corrupted

10. Rational Corruption
Ephesians 4:17-18 – Darkened reason
Proverbs 16:25 – self deceived
Still responsible to think – Acts 17:2-3; Isaiah 1:18

11. Emotional Corruption
Emotions: God given ability to feel based on perceptions and thoughts
Corrupted thinking & wrong perceptions result in corrupted and wrong emotions
Prov. 19:19; 22:24,25; Eph. 4:26,27
Prov. 9:10; 29:25; Genesis 20:11; 26:7; 1 Sam.15:24f; John 7:13; 9:22; 12:42-43; Luke 12:4-5

12. Volitional Corruption
Deuteronomy 30:19
Joshua 24:15
Romans 3:10-12 (Psalm 14:1-3; 53:1-3)
1 Corinthians 2:14
Total depravity = will not choose God without divine intervention
Deuteronomy 31:14-22; Chapter 32

13. Man’s Redemption – A Renewed Image
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 2:1-10; Romans 6
Rational Ability is Changed
1 Cor. 2:16
Rom. 12:2; Titus 3:5; Eph. 5:26
1 John 2:27

14. Man’s Redemption – A Renewed Image
Emotional Ability is Changed
Matthew 18:35f; Romans 12:19-21
1 John 4:18
Matthew 5:43-45
1 Thessalonians 4:4
Philippians 4:16
Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:4

15. Man’s Redemption – A Renewed Image
Volitional Ability is Changed
Romans 7:14-25
Galatians 5:16f
Colossians 3:5-10
1 John 3:7-10
Do you confess your sins
or excuse them?

16. Conclusions
Man has intrinsic value because he is made in the image of God
We oppose what denies that value – all forms of murder, treating man as an animal to be exploited
We support what affirms that value

17. Conclusions
Sin has corrupted the image
Redemption is restoring the image
Salvation from sin is to bring glory to God – use your mind, emotions and choices to reflect His image

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