WHY DID GOD CREATE MAN? (2)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth, day and night, and all the animals on our planet - for a purpose. However, did He create man as some kind of hobby? Have you ever wondered WHY you were born? Does our existence END at death? What is our ultimate destiny? Do we exist to rule the UNIVERSE?
b) The culmination of all creation was to make us, which is what Genesis clearly states (see Genesis 1, especially 1:26).
c) The Hebrew word for God is Elohim in Genesis 1:26 and elsewhere, which is a plural form, and for that reason, we find the One who is the Creator referring to "our" image (Genesis 1:26-27). Amazingly, God consists of more than one Being. As the Bible continues its revelation of these Beings, it shows them in a family relationship.
1. How can we live FOREVER?
a) How does a person obtain salvation? What motivates him to want to produce good works and to remain faithful to the end? Before we can walk with God, we must repent. To most people, repentance means being sorry. The Bible, however, reveals much more.
b) In preparing the way for the Messiah, John the Baptist taught the necessity of receiving baptism and bringing forth evidence of repentance (Matthew 3:8-11). Jesus preached repentance (Matthew 4:17) and Peter called for repentance as well (Acts 2:38).
c) The first step in salvation is a change of mind, a recognition that your ways are not those of the Father, and that your sins have separated you from Him.
d) Repentance means being sorry for having sinned and having brought about the death of Jesus Christ, who bore the penalty of our sins on the cross (2 Corinthians 7:10). The apostle Paul recognized that he had been a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a destroyer (1Timothy 1:12-13, 15).
e) Despite the sins we did and would commit, God was willing for Paul and all other human beings to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). He is willing to forgive if we confess our sins and change our lives according to His commandments.
f) Once a person has fully repented and been baptized, the Holy Spirit renews his mind (Ephesians 4:23-24). The Christian becomes a NEW CREATION (2 Corinthians 5:17), who must no longer conform to the values of a world led by the devil. The Bible corrects us and helps us to discern our innermost feelings as they compare to God's way of life.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth, day and night, and all the animals on our planet - for a purpose. However, did He create man as some kind of hobby? Have you ever wondered WHY you were born? Does our existence END at death? What is our ultimate destiny? Do we exist to rule the UNIVERSE?
b) The culmination of all creation was to make us, which is what Genesis clearly states (see Genesis 1, especially 1:26).
c) The Hebrew word for God is Elohim in Genesis 1:26 and elsewhere, which is a plural form, and for that reason, we find the One who is the Creator referring to "our" image (Genesis 1:26-27). Amazingly, God consists of more than one Being. As the Bible continues its revelation of these Beings, it shows them in a family relationship.
1. How can we live FOREVER?
a) How does a person obtain salvation? What motivates him to want to produce good works and to remain faithful to the end? Before we can walk with God, we must repent. To most people, repentance means being sorry. The Bible, however, reveals much more.
b) In preparing the way for the Messiah, John the Baptist taught the necessity of receiving baptism and bringing forth evidence of repentance (Matthew 3:8-11). Jesus preached repentance (Matthew 4:17) and Peter called for repentance as well (Acts 2:38).
c) The first step in salvation is a change of mind, a recognition that your ways are not those of the Father, and that your sins have separated you from Him.
d) Repentance means being sorry for having sinned and having brought about the death of Jesus Christ, who bore the penalty of our sins on the cross (2 Corinthians 7:10). The apostle Paul recognized that he had been a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a destroyer (1Timothy 1:12-13, 15).
e) Despite the sins we did and would commit, God was willing for Paul and all other human beings to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). He is willing to forgive if we confess our sins and change our lives according to His commandments.
f) Once a person has fully repented and been baptized, the Holy Spirit renews his mind (Ephesians 4:23-24). The Christian becomes a NEW CREATION (2 Corinthians 5:17), who must no longer conform to the values of a world led by the devil. The Bible corrects us and helps us to discern our innermost feelings as they compare to God's way of life.
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