Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-09

said" appear in the first chapter of
Genesis. God spake, and twas done.
Now all is in readiness earth and heav-
en- await his word, land God said let
us make man 1t would seem az
though a conference was being held
before this momentous event The
''let us make" is full of suggestion.
That each person of the Triune God
head was present in creation we saw
In last weeks lesson, and II Is hero
still further indicated by the plural
form of the Hebrew noun for the
name of God But what pattern shall
we follow In the making of manf
Surely only the highest and best,
hence Gin the image OF God" This
does not necessarily mean the physi-
cal image, but rather the intellectual
and spiritual image OF God, see Col.
$40, Eph. 4:24, John SIS. God who
is spirit John 4;25) does manifest
himself in material form (see Phil.
2:6, lisa. 6:1-4) and similar passages,
and this form resembles the human.
But this Image" Oikeness) has been
blurred and marred by sin, James 80.
II was, however, perfectly seen In the
perfect Man, Christ Jesus, see Cor.
"A, Heb. 1:2, 3.
Science at a Pause.
How God created man we are not
told, except that he was formed OF
the dust of the ground" and to this
day the bodies of men and of animals
| consist of the very same elements as
the soil which forms the earth upon
which they dwell. It is yet to be
proved that man came from the low
er animals, and It is a scientific secret
| that at this point the real leaders
of science are at pause. The dust
of our bodies is the same as yonder
stars, as the lily of the field, as that
which kings and queens are made.
But still there are higher heights,
for God breathed into this man his
own spirit, verse 7. and from this
union OF the body and spirit man be-
came a living soul. Man is the con-
Meeting link between the material and
the infinite, by the physical he is re-
! lated TO lower nature and by the spir-
| itual he is related to God.
II the theory of the rehabilitation
| of this earth after the destruction OF
the pre-adamite races is true (chap.
| 1918, we now see God in his won
drous grace preparing a place for
mans especial abode. WIS. 9, 1924.
The two accounts of creation in the
first and second chapters of Genesis
are not contradictory, and to mako
/ har INT hn
rative what is not there. The first
presents a concise outline of creation,
1.-THE second an enlargement that con-
meets these events with the region
where man began to live, the starting
point OF the present human race.
That Eden was undoubtedly in the
region of the Euphrates and the Tigris
rivers is pretty generally accepted,
/ though, of course, we can only specu-
, late as to the cradle of the human
| race
After God had created Adam with
the highest nature the animals were
Z not fit companions for him. Nor could
/ he be the beginning OF the race of
man without one like to himself. Man
| can attain his highest only as he has
/ human companionship ". 49,. Adam
had the power of speech, and an intel
/ iigence, and was given the right to
name the animals of the field ". 1917.
But in all this there was no compan-
ion for him ". 20).
Unity Of Life.
In the first account is the simple
( statement that God created male and
female" but in the second we sec
that man is not complete without the
woman. Gods mode was to make her
bone of his bone" wv. %, 23). This
suggests the utmost possible unity OF
man and wife; unity of life, OF soul,
| of emotions, of home, etc. Matthew
Henry calls to our attention the wom-
I an was not taken from "out OF his
head to top him, nor out of his feet
to be trampled under foot, but out
OF his side to be his equal, from I'M
! der his arm to be protected, and near
his heart to be loved"
The marriage relation is the most
sacred OF all human ties ". 24). 1t is
the best possible training and educa-
ton in love, sacrifice, duty, victory
over evil, in all that is best in life.
These are the qualities needed to
build up the race. When one is de-
graded the other OF necessity is low
cred. To understand the full meaning
OF the marriage relation we need to
comprehend the relation of Christ and
his church, Eph. 5;31, go.
If, then, man has such a high be-
! ginning, does not that very fact i'm
pose upon him burden Of RESPONSE
bility to his Creator? Mobility means
( Obligation" and TO renounce is base
ingratitude. Even as God said, "let
us make man." so by his power we are
TO continue the work Of making men;
who shall be complete in Christ Jesus.
! Created in Gods image, what les
son to leave in the minds of our schol-
ars. Lost, marred, obliterated by sin.
| yet 1t is possible to have it restored
/ In To that