Bible Unit 5

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difference between purpose and function

*Purpose* corresponds to **why** man was created to do

*Function* corresponds to **what** man is meant to do

God created us…

for his glory

to love him

glory and love are…

inextricably linked

Sola De Gloria

means everything is done for God’s glory, and not for mankind's self-glorification and pride

imago Dei

latin for “the Image of God”

what are the qualities that make us imago Dei?

1. Intellect
2. Morality
3. Free Will
4. Spirituality
5. Sanctity

as humans in service to God, we are to…

reflect the image of God

dignity

Latin *dignitas* (worthiness)

Christ is…

the image of the invisible Father

Sin distorts the image of God in man, but…

does not erase it

sin

anything against God or His Word (law, love, perfection, etc.)

before sin, in our human perfection, morality still existed, but what else existed as well?

the free-will option to rebel also existed

The Fall (or the fall of man, the fall of Adam)

transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience

Total Depravity

people are not inclined or even able to love God wholly with heart, mind, and strength, but rather are inclined by nature to serve their own will

Original Sin

the current nature of mankind’s condition is corrupt because of Adam’s fall which we all enter the world guilty before God (only God’s saving grace could save us)

what are man’s response to sin?

1. Shame
2. Concealment from each other / Works
3. Concealment from God / Fear
4. Blame

who created death?

God

remember the diagram of the afterlife

three categories of sin

1. pride of life - mixing up who God is and who you are, positionally
2. Lust of the flesh - sacrificing good for what will gratify your earthly appetites
3. Lust of the eyes - desiring that which is not properly given to you or earned

covenant

an oath-bound relationship between two or more parties

divine covenants

God sovereignly establishes a relationship with His creatures

Messianic covenant

replaces the old covenant with Moses

removed guilt from people, giving them access to a relationship with God and eternal life

administered by grace through faith

marriage

reflection of the gospel

exception clauses for divorce

1. sexual marital unfaithfulness
2. when a believer is abandoned by an unbeliever
3. extreme abuse

heart

love is represented as a heart because it is focused on feelings. This perspective alone is superficial, selfish, and temporal

arrow

biblically, love is better represented as an arrow pointing away from yourself to another. Love is therefore working for the best good of another. This perspective is action-oriented, sacrificial, and transcendent