1. Anthropology
The Creation of Man

2. There are profound implications as to what we believe about the origin of man. If the evolutionary model is embraced, then man is simply the latest and greatest of long series of upward transitions of _________ being. If that is true there is no such thing as ___________ existence or moral values. If man is more than a material existence, what is he and how did he come to be what he is? The answer to those questions requires more than a painstakingly slow climb out of primordial soup. It requires _________ creation by an all-powerful being. This leads us to the only authoritative account of the origin of man. (Gen. 1:26-28 )
The creation of man was a matter of ________ consultation, the plural being an obvious reference to the doctrine of the Trinity. There are many reasons for man being created last. Everything else that was created was made for man's benefit and use and thus was in place in _________ of man's need.
God made man. The word used means "to mold or shape, a particular substance.” He is the work of sovereign God.
Perhaps the issue of greatest importance is the fact that man was created in the image and likeness of God. This is not a reference to the _________ appearance of God because God is a Spirit. (John 4:24) Rather it is a reference to essential characteristics. Thus mankind is a marvel of God’s creation. (Psalm 139:14)

3. In the Image of God
Intuitive knowledge and reason. Col. 3:10; Gen. 2:19,20.
Uprightness and holiness. Ecc. 7: 29; Eph. 4:24.
Conscience. Rom. 2: 15.
Will, or determinate choice, free moral agency.
Worship of and communion with God.
Dignity of presence. 1 Cor. 11: 7; Gen. 9:2.
Immortality of soul, and provision for immortality of body by access to the tree of life. Gen. 3: 22.
Capacity for marriage, not like the consorting of beasts.
Capacity for labor apart from the necessary struggle for existence.
Speech, itself an infinite chasm between man and beast B. H. Carroll

4. The Incarnation Value of Man
God first made the __________ which comprise the earth and then from these elements formed man. Every element in man's body is found in the _________. (Gen. 2:7) Because of the direct act of God in breathing the breath of life into Adam, the result was a living soul. Man became ____________ of his own existence which includes a dynamic _________ the physical. (1 Cor. 15:45) As God formed man from the dust of the earth, God formed Eve from the _______ of Adam. (Gen. 2:21-23)
The Incarnation
The truth of man’s creation becomes even more important in understanding the incarnation of Christ. He who was absolutely God became absolutely ______.
Value of Man
As God’s special creation we find meaning and _________ in a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We recognize that we are indeed creatures of eternity and that _________ person is valuable and important. Every person who has ever existed on this planet will one day exist in _________, either in God’s presence and blessing or in eternal judgment. We dare not take people for ________because God does not.