Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-05-01
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SUNDESQIOOL
LESSON
By REV. p. B. FITZwATER, d D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Oody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright 1910. by Western Newspapeg unlcn.
LESSON FOR MAY 4
MAN MADE IN THE IMAGE OF
GOD.

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| LESSON TEXTS-Genesis q 1928: Ephe-
SLAMS 4:20-24; Genesis 2;7-9
| GOLDEN TEXT-God created man In
his own image.-Gen. 1:27.
| DEVOTIONAL READING-Psalms g.
| PRIMARY TOPIC-God Our Creator and
Father.
JUNIOR ToPIc-what God Expects
From His Children.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIC-Loyalty to
Our Heavenly Father.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
Dignity and Worth of Man.
|. The Creation Of Man Gen. 1 20
2s),
1. Tlme-when the earth, his home,
was ready for him. Ihe order 10
creation shows design on the part Of
God. He anticipated mans need In
storing the coal In the earth, pillng
up minerals In the rocks, storing cleo
tricity everywhere, causing the water
to gush from the valleys and hillsldes,
preparing plants and herbs for the
healing Of mans injuries and food and
siment adapted to every climatic
condition.
| 2. His nature wv. 90, 27). He was
created in the likeness and image of
God. This act was preceded by spe-
cial counsel of the Godhead. 1t was
said, 'Iet us make man." This pre-
cludes the foolish and wicked assump-
ton that man assembled from or
through the brute. He came into be-
ing by a special creative act of God.
This creative act is confirmed by
Christ Matt 1874; Mark 1870. With
such testimony we can dismiss the
evolution theory as to mans origin MS
human vagary. This likeness and
image is not physical and bodily, but
intellectual. (Eph. 4:24), and moral,
(Col. 3:10). Man is spirit, soul and
body Il Thess. 5 :23). Gods likeness
Is reflected in mans tripartite nature.
AS there is trinity and unity in God,
SO there is a trinity and unity in man.
Spirit is the highest part of man, that
which makes it possible for him to
know God. The soul is mans self
conscious life, the seat of his emo
tions and desires. The body is the
seat of the senses, the agency by
which he knows the world. GOO
made man with personality capable
I, of having fellowship with himself
with wnom he could share his glory.
3. His rank and power wv. 90, 28).
Man, the last in creation, was placed
above all else, over all the rest OF
creation. Being in the likeness ant
image of God, he was fitted to rule
How far short man comes Of living
up to the position given him by the
Creator! The first man was not Q
savage, neither a baby. Fresh from
the Creators hands he possessed such
lofty powers of intellect as to enable
him to name tie beasts as they passed
before him, (Gen. 2:19, 20).
II. Man Alone In Paradise Gen
2:7-9).
Adam had n most beautiful place II
which to live pheasant to the eyes
and good for food describes his sur
roundngs. His environment was IL
keeping with his nature. Eden was
only fit for him in an unfallen state
AS soon as his nature was wrecked
out he must go. Paradise with all 1T
splendor could not satisfy man. His
heart was desOlate. Reciprocal love Ii
the only thing that can satisfy thu
heart of man. Animals of all varie
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ADAPTED to be his companions. To &C
centuate this need God caused tn,
animals to pass before Adam. He was
differentiated from all the animals II
that he was a personality. He wa
endowed with the power of love, there
fore only q being who could love II
return could satisfy him. To NEE
this need woman was made for man
They had minds alike; they had spr
: itual natures alike; therefore the,
could commune together about III
things that surrounded them an,
about God.
Man was made from the dust of tn
ground and woman was taken fror
his side. She is therefore one re
move further from the earth thai
man. The fact that woman was mad
from mans rib points to unity, sim
larity and equality. God charged thi
first pair with the responsibility o
replenishlng the earth, (Gen. %,
Marriage is divine institution an
most sacred; for God made ther
male and female and performed tn
first marriage ceremony. In view g
this, polygamy and divorce are gros
ly criminal. Marriage is the fountain
: head of all life, religious, social an
national, therefore corruption here
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