Theology 104: Man - the image of God

Question 1

How does man exist?

Answer 1

Man is CREATED, not evolved

Question 2

What is man?

Answer 2

He is not an animal, he is special creation

Question 3

What is man made in and animals not?

Answer 3

The IMAGE OF GOD

Question 4

Why is murder wrong?

Answer 4

We are God’s representatives; it’s striking against the image of GOD

Question 5

Physical parts of man

Answer 5

2 part: body and spirit
3 part: body, soul, and spirit

Question 6

Immaterial life force, being

Answer 6

Soul

Question 7

Immaterial part of man

Answer 7

Spirit

Question 8

Center of life

Answer 8

Heart

Question 9

Human mechanism that reacts to a moral code

Answer 9

Conscience

Question 10

The ability to perceive and understand which allows us to feel, judge, or determine

Answer 10

Mind

Question 11

Physical part of man but also the desire to do our own thing and oppose God

Answer 11

Flesh

Question 12

A desire to do what we want for whatever reason

Answer 12

Will

Question 13

What was Adam like?

Answer 13

Perfect, big, without sin

Question 14

What was his job?

Answer 14

Dominion; to rule over the earth

Question 15

What was the temptation?

Answer 15

To OBEY GOD or NOT

Question 16

Did Adam choose Eve over God?

Answer 16

YES

Question 17

What happened to the serpent?

Answer 17

He was condemned to the earth; stuck, lord of the dead

Question 18

What happened to women?

Answer 18

would have pain in childbirth and desire to rule over men

Question 19

What happened to men?

Answer 19

would die, kicked out of garden, brutally rule women, work hard

Question 20

What is life?

Answer 20

• it is a story
• like a movie we have to come to 40 minutes late
• our story reflects the real story

Question 21

Act One - Eternal love

Answer 21

John 1 starts with “in the beginning” and describes the intimacy of the Trinity
God is relational (father son holy spirit)

Question 22

Act Two - Entrance of Evil

Answer 22

We need to know what happened (bible) to understand why things happen
satan rebelled and deceives; “can you trust the image of God?”
People don’t take evil seriously - they act like there is no enemy and blame God

Question 23

Act Three - Battle for the Heart

Answer 23

God created mankind in His own image
We have the ability to reason… and the freedom to reject him
Evil was lurking in garden; we fell
Jesus died for us on the cross

Question 24

Act Four - Kingdom Restored

Answer 24

satan took away the joy of a happily ever after for those who don’t believe
- those who have faith will be saved
The kingdom restored; Jesus said, “I will make all things new