The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-24
IMPROVED UNroan INTERNATIONAL
SUNNS1lOOL
LESSON
Ry REV. y. u FITzwATER. u D.,
Teacher OF English Bible w the ,ody
Bible Institute % ChicagoJ
tCopyrlsht. 1919 by western NeN.lap MIN
LESSON FOR MAY 4
MAN MADE IN THE IMAGE OF
GOD.


LESSON TEXTS Genesis p .2e-GS. Ephe-
SLAMS t.2O-24. Genesis 2:1-s
GOLDEN TENT-God created man In
his own image Gen. IN
DEVOTIONAL READtNG-psalms
PRIMARY TOPiC-God our Creator and
Father
JUNIOR ToPIC-what God Expects
From Hts Children.
INTERMEDIATE TOPtC-Loyaity to
Our Heavenly Father
SENIOR AND ADULT TOP1C-The
Dignity and Worth Of Man.
I. Tn, Creation OF Man tGen. | 90
2s).
I. Time-when the earth, his home,
was ready for him. The order In
creation shows design on the part Of
God He anticipated mans need In
storing the coal In the earth. pllng
up minerals In the rocks storing cleo
trlcity everywhere, causing the water
10 gush from the valleys and hlllsides,
preparing plants and herbs for the
healing Of mans injuries and food and
ralment adapted to every climatic
condition.
2. Hls nature wv. 90 27). lie was
created In the likeness and Image Of
Z God. This act was preceded by spe-
cial counsel Of the Godhead. II was
said. let us make man" This pre-
cludes the foolish and wicked assump-
ton that man assembled from or
through the brute lie came into he
ing by special creative act Of God.
This creative act Is confirmed by
Christ Matt. 1874; Mark 1000. With
such testimony we can dismiss the
evolution theory as 10 mans origin ms
human vagary. This likeness and
image Is not physical and bodily. but
intellectual. (Eph. 4:2D. and moral,
(Col. 3:1O). Man Is spirit, soul and
body q Thcss. 3 :23). Gods likeness
is reflected In mans tripartite nature
As there IL trinity and unity In God
So there II n trinity and unity In man
Spirit il the highest part Of man. that
which makes u possible for him e
know God. The soVl is mans self
conscious life. the seat Of his emo
lions and desires. The body Is th'
sent Of the senses, the agency b,
which he knows the world. Goo
made man with personality capable
Of having fellowship with himself
with whom he could share his glory.
3. His rank and power wv. 81. 2s)
Man. the last In creation. was place.
above all else. over all the rest q
creation. Being in the likeness an'
image Of God. he was fitted TO rule
How far short man comes OF livini
up 20 the position given him by III
Creator! The first man was not
savage. neither baby. Fresh iron
the Creators hands he possessed sucl
lofty powers OF Intellect as TO enabl
him TO name the beasts as,they passes
before him. (Gen. 2:la 20).
~. Man Alone In Paradise tGen
2:7-0).
Adam had a most beautiful place 4
which 20 live. Pheasant TO the eyes
and good for food" describes his SUI
roundlngs. His environment was 4
keeping with his nature. Eden wa
only NJ for him in an unfallen STATE
As soon as his nature was wrecked
out he must 70. Paradise with all u
splcndor could not satisfy man. III
heart was desolate. Reciprocal love
the only thing that can satisfy IN
heart Of man. Animals OF all vari'
ties surrounded him, but none wer
adapted 20 be his companions. To a
centunte this need God caused IN
animals 10 pass before Adam. lie wa
differentiated from all the animals
that he was personality. He wa
endowed with the power OF love. Their
fore only a being who could love
return could satisfy him. To NEE
this need woman was made for maj
They had minds alike; they had spi
ituai natures alike; therefore the
could commune together about N
things that surrounded them an
about God.
Man was made from the dust of III
ground and woman wac taken fro
lhls side. She Is therefore one r
move further from the earth tina
man. The fact that woman was mad
from mans rib points 20 unity. sim
larlty and equality. God charged tn
first pair with the responsibility
replenishing the earth. (Gen. I :2s
Marriage is a divine institution an
most sacred; for God made the
male and female and performed n
FIRST marriage ceremony. In view
this. polygamy and divorce are gros
" criminal. Marriage Is the founta'
head OF all life. religious, social al
national. therefore corruption here