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*Fall 2006*
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*Session #1: GOD’S PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE*
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Human beings are not some evolutionary accident, whose existence is without meaning and purpose.
God created people for a purpose and He expects them to live according to the purpose for which they were designed.
In order to become a Christian, a person needs to know the true purpose for his existence and seek to fulfill that purpose in his life.
The Bible says:
*/“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: For this is the whole duty of man.” /*
(Ecclesiastes 12:13)
*I.
WHAT IS MAN? *
A.
General Identification of Man
1.
All *people* who make up the human race
2. Human Beings—the most intelligent of all living creatures
B.
False Views of Man
1.
*/Evolution—/*A “smart animal” who is the highest level of *evolutionary* development.
2. */Humanism/*—A “*god*” who is most important and master of his own life & destiny.
3.
*/Reincarnation/*—A pre-existing soul who has attained a higher level of *embodiment*.
C.
Biblical View of Man
*Man is a very special living creature, created in God’s image, created by God and created for God’s glory.*
1.
Man is the* last *and* highest form of* *life* created by God on the sixth day of creation (Genesis 1:24-27).
2.
Man is an *intelligent *creature who is fearfully and wonderfully made from the elements of the earth by the miraculous workings of God.
(Gen.2:7;
Psalm 32:9; 139:14-16)
3.
Man is insignificantly small in comparison to God and the vastness of His creation, but he is *very important & significant to the God* who made him.
(Psalm 8:1-4; Matt.10:29-31)
4.
Man was made a little lower than the* angels*, but was crowned with glory & honor and made to have dominion over the rest of God’s creation.
(Psalm 8:5-8; Gen.1:28; I Corth.11:7)
5.
Man is made up of *three parts*: Body, Soul &, Spirit (I Thess.
5:23)
a.
*Body*—*Physical* part of man needed to function in this physical world
b.
*Soul*—*Psychological* part of man that thinks, feels, and makes decisions
c. *Spirit*—*Spiritual* part of man needed to have a spiritual relationship with God
6.
Unlike all other creatures, Man was *created in the exact image and likeness of God*.
*/“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
/**(Genesis 1:27)*
\\ a. *Not* in the *physical* *sense*, for God is an immaterial spirit being (John 4:24).
\\ b. *Partially* in the *psychological* *sense*, for man’s intellectual and emotional makeup are patterned after God’s, only on a more simplified and finite level.
\\ c. *Fully* in the *spiritual* *sense*, for man was created with an ability to know and fellowship with God on a spiritual level, and to make right moral decisions.
This brings us to the Question:
*II.
WHY DOES MAN EXIST?*
A. Man’s existence is not some meaningless phenomenon of happenstance over millions of years of evolution—It happened *on* *purpose for a purpose*!
(Gen.
1)
B.
Man’s present existence & future destiny is not ultimately determined by human efforts or natural forces in the universe—* It* *is determined by*
1) *God’s providence* &
2) *His* *purpose*!
(Eph.
1:11)
C. We need to understand the true purpose for His existence and live accordingly, otherwise this life becomes empty, vain, and meaningless (Ecc.1:2ff;
John 18:38).
D.
Over the centuries, philosophers have searched for */the meaning of life/* and */the purpose for human existence/*.
They have asked *three key philosophical questions* about man’s existence:
1) Where did I come from?
2) Why am I here?
3) Where am I going?
E. The Bible is the only authoritative book on the subject of life that can give the answer to these philosophical questions about man’s existence:
*A.
THE BIBLICAL PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE “WHERE DID I COME FROM?”*
MAN CAME FROM GOD BY CREATION!
(Eccl.
12:1)
*/“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul.”
/*
*(Gen.
2:7)*
1) Man did not evolve from some lower life form, but was created by a direct act of God.
2) Adam and Eve were the first human beings - parents of the entire human race.
(Gen.2:7-25;
Matt.19:4;
Rom.5:12-14)
3) All people are the genetic offspring of their parents, but ultimately they are all the offspring of God Himself.
(Luke 3:23-28; Acts 17:28)
*B.
WHY AM I HERE? (My Story in USAF)*
MAN IS HERE TO LIVE FOR GOD IN HOLY DEVOTION AND SERVICE! (Eccl.
12:13)
1) Man was created for God /”the LORD hath made all things for himself”/ (Prov.
16:4)
2) Man is not here to live for himself—he is here to live for the God who made him.
3) The God who made man is worthy of his worship and praise (Rev.
4:11).
4) Man’s fundamental duty in life is to live in reverential devotion & obedient service to God (Eccl.
12:13; Deut.
10:12 & 13)
5) Man was also created morally upright and his devotion & service to God must be holy.
(Eccl.
7:29; Rom.
12:1; Eph.
2:8-10)
*C.
WHERE AM I GOING?*
MAN IS GOING TO GOD FOR JUDGMENT!
(Eccl.
12:14)
*/“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”
/*(Hebrews 9:27)
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The body of man dies & returns to dust, but his spirit returns to God—Eccl.3:21;
12:7
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Man was created with an eternal, immortal soul, that continues in conscious existence after death.—Luke
16:19-23; II Corth.
5:1-8; Rev. 6:9-11
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After death, all human beings must stand before God to be judged concerning their relationship with God, the thoughts of their hearts, and their actions in life.
(Eccl.
11:9-10; 12:14; Matt.7:21-23;
Rom.
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