Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-05-02
LESSON FOR MAY 4
MAN MADE IN THE IMAGE OF
GOD.


LESSON TExTs-Genesis q 1858; Ephe-
SLAMS f:2O-24; Genesis 2:7-9.
GOLDEN TExT-God created man In
his own image.-Gen. 1:27.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Psalms s.
PRIMARY TOP1C-God Our Creator and
isther.
JUNIOR ToP1c-what God Expects
INTERMEDIATE ToP1c-LOyaity to
Our Heavenly Father
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-1
Dignity and Worth of Man.
I. The Creation of Man (Gcn. 1:20
cS).
1. 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 ir
storing the coal In the earth, pilin1
up minerals in the rocks, storing cleo
tricity everywhere, causing the watei
10 gush from the valleys and hillsides
preparing plants and herbs for the
healing of mans injuries and food anc
raiment adapted to every climatic
condition. 1QI
2. His nature wv. 20, 27). He wns
created In the likeness and image OF
God. This act was preceded by spe
cial counsel Of the Godhead. 1t was
said, "Let us make man." This pre-
cludes the foolish and wicked assump
tion that man ascended from OF
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 10:6). With
such testimony we can dismiss the
evolution theory as to mans origin .ai
a 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. :23). Gods likeness
Is reflected In mans tripartlte nature
As there is a trinity and unity In God,
so there Is trinity and unity in man.
Spirit Is the highest part of man, that
which makes II 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. God
made man with a personality capable
OF having fellowship with himself,
with whom he could share his glory.
9. His rank and power wv. 26, 2S).
Man, the last in creation, was placed
above all else, over all the rest of
creation. Being In the likeness and
image OF God. be was fitted to rule.
How far short man comes OF living
up to the position given him by the
Creatorl The first man was not a
savage, neither a baby. Fresh from
the Creators hands he possessed such
lofty powers Of intellect as to enable
him to name the beasts as they passed
before him. (Gen. 2:19, 20).
a. Man Alone in Paradise (Gen.
R:7-0).
Adam had most beautiful place in
which to live. pleasant to the eyes,
and good for food" describes his sur
roundings. His environment was In
keeping with his nature. Eden was
only fit for him in an unfallen state
AS soon as his nature was wrecked
out he must 60. Paradise with all Its
splendOr could not satisfy man. His
heart was desolate. Reciprocal love Is
the only thing that can satisfy the
heart Of man. Animals Of all varie
ties surrounded him, but none were
adapted to be his companions. To &C
centunte this need God caused the
animals to pass before Adam. He was
differentiated from all the animals II
that he was personality. He wai
endowed with the power Of love, there
fore only a being who could love II
return could satisfy him. To NEE
this need woman was made for man
They had minds alike; they had spir
itual natures alike; therefore the.
could commune together about tn
things that surrounded them an,
about God.
Man was made from the dust of tn
ground and woman was taken from
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
iarity and equality. God charged thi
FIRST pair with the responsibility O
replenlshlng the earth. (Gen. 1 :2S'
Marriage Is a divine institution an
most sacred; for God made ther
male and female and performed tn
first marriage ceremony. In view 4
this, polygamy and divorce are gros
ly criminal. Marriage is the fountain
head OF nll life. religious social an
national, therefore corruption here
most fatal.