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BACKGROUND
GOD
GOD
I. His Being
II. His nature
III. His character
IV. His will
V. His subsistence
VI. His Fatherhood
MAN
WOMAN
FALL OF MAN
MAN
a. Man in nature
b. Man’s destiny
c. Man ‘s structure
d. Man’s sin
e. Man in God’s image
WOMAN
The
full background to this teaching is available online at this link
DEFINITIONS (For serious students)
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Online links to scriptures (New International Version [NIV] unless otherwise stated) are shown in blue
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We are continuing our study on the 3 parts of mankind, body soul and spirit. Today we firstly consider the 3 parts of the soul.
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HUMAN: Description of Man: Thought process or intellect. ie. THINKING
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SPIRITUAL: Before Man's Fall: Centred upon God.
Genesis 2:15
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SPIRITUAL: After Man's Fall: Steeped in natural, sinful thoughts.
Genesis 3:7
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SPIRITUAL: Christian at Death: See 2c WILL.
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SPIRITUAL: Future Promise: See 2c WILL.
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HUMAN: Description of Man: Feelings (heart) ie. FEELING
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SPIRITUAL: After Man's Fall: Self satisfaction, personal pleasure.
Genesis 3:6
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SPIRITUAL: Born Again Christian: FAITH centred. (Faith is reflected in both hope and love. Without faith there cannot be true hope or love.)
Ephesians 3:17-19, 1 John 5:10
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SPIRITUAL: Christian at Death: See 2c WILL.
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SPIRITUAL: Future Promise: see 2c WILL.
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HUMAN: Description of Man: Choice, determination. ie. DOING.
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SPIRITUAL: Before Man's Fall: Freewill - but followed God's will for him.
Genesis 2:16-17
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SPIRITUAL: After Man's Fall: Freewill - self achievement.
Genesis 3:6
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SPIRITUAL: Born Again Christian: LOVE centred. (Not the Greek word 'phileo' which expresses friendly affection, but 'agapeo', the commitment of devotion that is directed by the will and can be commanded as a duty.)
John 15:9-14
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HUMAN: Description of Man: Not regarded as a valid part of the human make-up by mankind.
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SPIRITUAL: Before Man's Fall: Full of God's 'breathed in' Spirit.
Genesis 2:25
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SPIRITUAL: Born Again Christian: God returns in the form of His Holy Spirit to dwell in us.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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| <i>NEXT WEEK:</i> WHO IS MAN? |
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 Having considered 'What is Man', we will now look at who man (non gender) is. Sums up in a different way what we have been looking at over the past 2 weeks.
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| A NOTE FROM DAVID |
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 It is important that we understand our human makeup as it helps explain how we think, feel and act. Well, at least partially! For we are complex beings who continue to face an ongoing spiritual battle between the forces of good and evil in our lives as we go on towards maturity in Jesus. I have been saved; I am being saved; I will be saved.
THE SILENT YEARS: Ptolemies
Alexander died at the early age of thirty before he saw his dreams come true. But his empire was broken down into three major areas, each governed by one of his generals. Ptolemy reigned in Egypt, Selucid in Asia and Antigonid in Macedonia. It is under these men that Hellenism really began to flourish and have an impact in the Alexandrian Empire.
Palestine found itself in the centre of a struggle between Ptolemy and Selucid rulers for domination for almost a century. Palestine first came under the control of Ptolemy who also controlled Egypt. He was tolerant of Jewish religion and allowed the High Priest to hold sway over religious matters. However because Israel did not have a king the High Priest took more and more power until he was seen as the rulers in Israel. Greek culture was also making strong inroad in Palestine during this time.
The most important Hellenistic contribution the Ptolemies made to Egypt would have to be the city of Alexandria. Alexandria even overtook Athens as the centre of Greek intellectual thought. The most impressive buildings were the museum and the library which held over a half a million scrolls. This became the university centre for the best scholars and thinkers of the day. Greek philosophy was mixed with Jewish tradition to produce a strong Greek influence on Jewish thought which is strongly seen in the allegorical method of understanding scripture popular with such men as Philo of Alexandria.
The first five books of the Old Testament were translated into Greek during this time and later would be completed and called the Septuagint. This placed the Old Testament in the hands of the people who now spoke Greek which was made the language of the people by Alexander the Great. Jesus used the Septuagint when he quoted Scripture.
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So until next week.......
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU BLESS GOD!
His servant and yours
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1244. As worldliness goes, godliness grows.
David Tait
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