Welcome To GatewayKingdom Design Two

The Creation of Man

In this session we discover:

1. The Significance of belief in God2. The Importance of what we believe3. The Foundation for what we believe (The Bible)4. The Creation of Man

The Creation of Man

God is:

• Eternal

• A Spirit Being

• Holy

• Righteous

• Love

• Faithful

• Father, Son and Holy Spirit

• Omnipotent

• Omnipresent

• Omniscient

• Self-Existent

• Immutable

Doctrine ________, ________ and _________

determines our _________, _________ and _______.

BelievedReceived Practised

Character Behaviour Destiny

The Importance of Belief in God

- Kevin J Conner, The Foundations of Christian Doctrine

Results of Belief in or Denial of GodBelief in God No Belief in God

Seek to please ____. Life is all about getting what I want regardless of how that affects others.

Seek to please ____ and serve ______ . Honesty, enduring through difficult circumstances.

I will be held accountable for my actions, therefore I seek to do whatis _____ and pure.

There is no higher being holding me accountable for my actions. Therefore I can live as __ please.

Godothers

right

self

I

Belief in God No belief in God

A life on earth that is fruitful and significant. Eternal life. Rule and reign with Christ.

Unfulfilled potential. Eternal separation from God – Hell.

Results of Belief in or Denial of God

YES NO

Where did we come from?

What's wrong with the world?

Does God Exist?

CREATION

Created by God.________ by chance.

FALL of Man. ___ is the root of all evil in the world, and all disobedience to God’s ways.

Society’s ills are an external problem. Humans are naturally good and have been corrupted by society.

Sin

Evolved

YES NO

How do we fix it?

How do we live as a result?

Does God Exist?

REDEMPTIONThrough Jesus Christ.

Create an ______ - a world of equality and tolerance.

RESTORATIONCalled to _______ things to God’s original plan.

Live for _______, for your own happiness, live for the day.

restoreyourself

Utopia

A Question of Truth

Does God Exist?

The question of belief in the existence of God is not just a question of personal

philosophy, but a question of truth.

PSALMS 12:6 And the words of the LORD are _______, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, ______ seven times.

1 PETER 1:24-25 All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the Word of the Lord ______ forever.

The Source of our Truth

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stands

• Written by ___ different men over _____ years.

• The copiers and translators ________________.

• In ____ the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered.

• The earliest remaining copies of the OT were from ____AD.

• More than _______________ of the NT exist today.

Facts of the Bible40 1500

1947

895

5000 manuscripts

counted every letter

The Word of GodAn Overview of its Layout

• Man’s ideas and philosophies are an unreliable, dangerous and unstable foundation to build our life upon. It is important that we know what the ____ says so that we are not led astray by false teaching.

• Luke 6:47 explains that we need to _____ God’s words and then ____ on them.

A Strong Foundation

Bible

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The Word of God is like:

A Filter

A Map

A Compass

• When God created the earth, He created His earthly ________.

• Man was placed under God’s _______ and was _______ as he kept the rules of the Kingdom.

Kingdom

rulershipblessed

The Account of the Creation of Man

God’s Original Design for Man

God’s ChildrenNot limited by sin

Complete and wholeLikeness of God

Happiness, joy, peace

Intimacy with God

Eternity with God

Dominion on earthFulfillmentInfluence

Multiplication

Restored to the Kingdom

Sin

Redemption

Restoration

Creation

Fall

Church

Gods Kingdom

Kingdom of Darkness

Conclusion

Creation

Fall

Redemption

Restoration

Belief in the existence of God is crucial because it defines our answers to the questions of:

Why Conclusion

God created us to live in His Kingdom, operating in His intended Design Plan:

Our belief in God is based on the Bible.

Relationship.

Identity

Purpose