Evening star., 1919-05-03
by REV. HUGH t. STEVENSON.

Science docs not give a satisfactory
answer to the question of man con-
cerniuS the origin and destiny of
man. 1t is only through the study
Of the records contained in the Bible
&erning the nature and possibilities
open TO men. Modern science will
and confirm the teachings
Of the Scriptures concerning the pro-
gressiNe program of the Creator. who
in holy love originated and ordered
all. according to the historical records
Of Genesis. that describes how God
deciued to make man, the crown Of
creation.
Completing the work of creation be-
came a subject for the council of Elo-
him. when God said. Let us make
man in our image, after our like
ness" The ascending stages OF Gre
alton prophesied that the end OF Gre
alton called for the making OF man.
The vertebrate structure endowed
life with power. The mammalian
function superadded love. But the
plenary development OF neither was
possible until wisdom was bestowed
through the creation of the human
brain. Paleontology. like the Mo-
sale cosmogony, leads up to the
image OF God" as the pattern for
the masterpiece Of creation. The
world was ready for man when Goa
decided upon the pattern, position
and process of the climax of crea-
ton.
Selecting the image and likeness Of
God for the eliminating act OF ere
alton is one OF the indications of how
the revelation, that marks the MS
tory OF Genesis. differs from the mar
ratiyes OF the heather. The iatter
always seeks to make God more hn-
man. while revelation unfolds the
rrutk that man was man in the like
ness of God Campbell Morgan has
suggested that IAN image represents.
a likeness resembles: thus God put
over the whole creation man 10 rep
resent Him to the creation ana ~
enable him to do it, he MADE MIN
like Himself
created for his position of ruler of the
forces of the world is given IN me
simple statement that the Lore Io"
formed man out or tne ohst us nn.trIis
the breath of life; and man oeGame
means by which God formed man IL
not essential There is nothing IN me
concise statement that does not har-
monize with the answer that anthro-
pology and kindred sciences give 10
the question Of the origin OF ;nfn,med ,he n
whether man was shaped like clay
image. and then vitalized or spoken
into being by direct divine nat. or
prepared through the long gs;ye1S assS
higher animal forms. until thus oomy
was ready to receive by direct oi
vine act of power the indwelllns
spirit. and in that act man was Gre
ated.'
The twofold origin OF man mace
him allied in his physical origin 10
the dust of the ground ana IN hIs
spiritual creation by the breath on
lives to God. who created poth the
dust of the earth and endowed man
with a personality of privilege ana OF
mower when by his divine act ne
brought forth a new oelns tnat va
the elimination of his creative work;
world in the construction or his nonx.
so that zoology CLASSIFIED him WIN
the animal kingdom. man through MS
spiritual relationship to GOO na
distinctive mark that separates rn rt,.
from the lower animal Kingdom. inc
capacities of the spirit gives man n
the privilege of communion with Goo
and the power to controi tne
sources of the sea. air ana earth.
Man is a social being and ne cahnos
live alone. He coulo no. na, "a ,iEe-
of his spiritual resemblance ana hh
ness to God, any fellowship with the
animals that were brought oe1ore
him for inspection and expression Oh
his opinion This called for the crea
ton OF a companion who would share
his social and spiritual NE ;snsa, anr 70
able man to fulfill the commission 10
people the earth and rule over II,
The record of creation contains tne
suggestive statement, which "ouu
imply that man in sense was qua
being, when 1t states that IN .he
10
and female created He them" Here.
as Naclaren points out, nelther ~
the woman without the man nor the
man without the woman. Eacn
stand side by side on one Level ne.ors s
Cod The germ of the most advanced
doctrine of the sexes Is mere, .ane
process by which the femaie was ser
still being carried on in the lower
forms of life, where small part OIL
the plant protrudes as ona anu The
velops into new organiIsnI frono
the mans side and placed beside MN
as a helpmate presents some striking
social lessons. Man is not complete
until he is united with a I Mom,an ny ny
dissoluabie union that God ordained
for the purpose of peoplinE the earth.
God placed man and his wife in the
garden so that their powers might he
The cultivation of Eden. the exact To-
ca ton of which is unknown. called
for toll. which has always proved to
be a blessing to man. All the fruits
were offered to them except the trea
of knowledge of good and evil, winch
was withheld because II freely given
1t would have signified that mans
moral development could be secured
by an external gift without an m
ward or moral trial Obedience 10.
Gods will was essential for the
spiritual growth of humanity. The
nrohibition made obedience a thing
of the will as means of education
of conscience and the development OF
character.
The opportunity to become through
abiding fellowship with Goo the pos
SCISSOR of eternal life was offered to
man if he would reach maturity as
Wiling and obedient child of God.
Man failed. as will be seen in next
weeks study of Sin and Its Conse-
uuences" 1t was to restore man and
give him another chance to become
ike God that the Lord Jesus entered
humanity, to reveal unto men the love
of the heavenly Father and give men
the message of salvation and endow
them with the power OF the Holy
shirt SO that they might become like
christ Many are falling today. AS
they did in Ephesus, because they are
living contrary to the Masters teach
ines and not obeying His comma nds.
The only way for men who have had
the image of Christ marred by sin to
have it restored, is for them to put
OFF the old sins and let the Holy
h