The Origin Of Man Flashcards
The origin of the human race
is found in ___.
divine council
God said,
“Let Us make man” (Gen. 1:26). The plural “Us” refers to the—-
Trinitarian Godhead-God the Father, God the Son, and God
the Holy Spirit.
God formed man from ____ using preexisting matter but not other forms of life, such as marine or land animals.
“the dust of the ground”
The creation of man was the ___ of all Creation. God put man, created in the image of the sovereign God, ____ of Planet Earth and all animal life.
zenith ; in charge
This ____ is not limited to people. Every living creature possesses it. The Bible, for example, attributes the _____ to both those animals that went into Noah’s ark and
those that did not
breath of life
It is important to note the Bible
says that man became a ____. Nothing in the creation account indicates that man ____ -some kind of separate entity that, at Creation, was united
with the human body.
living soul ; received a soul
Biblical evidence indicates that sometimes ___ and ____ refer to the whole person and at other times to a particular aspect of man such as the affections, emotions, appetites, and feelings. This usage, however, in no way shows that man is a being
made up of two separate and distinct parts. The ____ and ___ exist together; together
they form an ____.
nephesh and psuche
body and the soul
indivisible union
As with ____, there is nothing inherent in the word ____ denoting an entity in man capable of conscious existence apart from the body.
ruach (in the OT) ; pneuma (in the NT)
Although the Bible views the nature of man as a ___, it does not precisely define the relationship between body, soul, and spirit. At times soul and spirit are used ___. In one instance man is characterized as body and soul (Matt. 10:28)
and in another instance as body and spirit
unity ; interchangeably
There is one exception to the general characterization of man as comprising a twofold union of body and spirit,
also spoken of in terms of a threefold union (1 Thess. 5:23). This passage conveys Paul’s desire that none of these aspects of the person be ____ from the sanctification process.
excluded
It is clear that each human being is an ____.
indivisible unit
The body, soul, and spirit function in close cooperation, revealing an intensely sympathetic relationship between a person’s ___. Deficiencies in one area will
hamper the other two.
spiritual, mental and physical faculties
Just as the three members of the ___ are united in a loving relationship, so we were created for the ___. In these relationships we have the opportunity to live for others.
Godhead ; fellowship found in friendship or marriage
To be genuinely human is
to be ___.
relationship oriented
It was as God’s representative that man was placed ___ the lower created orders.
over
God has commissioned us to make a ____ by shaping the environment, using each situation in which we are placed as an opportunity to accomplish God’s will.
positive contribution
At Creation, our first parents were given ____, though their possession of it was conditioned upon obedience.
immortality
Having access to the ____, they were destined to live forever. Disobedience would lead
to:
Tree of Life ; death
God’s love demanded that He create beings who could respond freely to His love-and such a response is possible only from beings who have the ____.
power of choice
In trusting her senses rather than God’s word, Eve severed
her ___ upon God.
dependence
The fall of the human race, therefore, was first and foremost characterized by a ___ in God and His word.
breakdown in faith
The first consequence of sin was a change in human nature that affected ____, as well as man’s relationship with ___
interpersonal relationships ; God
Biblical definitions of sin include: _____, a failure to act by anyone “who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t
do it” and “whatever is not from faith”
“the transgression of the law”
Sin produces __. From the biblical perspective, this implies that the one who has committed sin is liable to punishment.
guilt
