Sunday Notes: Doctrines: Mankind

The world was created for mankind.  Mankind was invented for God’s glory alone.

Created to rule creation

• We were created as _______________ over the earth
  • Tasked with dominion over other _______________ and elements of creation
    • Genesis 1:27-28 – Our _______________ over creation
• We are made differently than any other _______________ on earth
  • While we share some similar features, no other creature is made like _______________.
    • Genesis 2:7 – The _______________ of life

Created to glorify _______________

• Our purpose on the earth is to _______________ God
  • _______________ Deo Gloria
    • Colossians 1:16, Isaiah 43:6-7, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Matthew 5:16, 

Created to love _______________

• We are designed to _______________ our creator entirely, but our _______________ makes that impossible for us to attain by ourselves.
  • Yet the hunger, the longing for it persists.
    • Deuteronomy 6:5

Corrupted by _______________

• Total Depravity means: 

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• Three sins of the fall
  • Genesis 3:1-5, Matthew 4:2-10
    • Good for _______________
      • Matthew 4:2-3
      • Fulfilling an appetite to our own detriment.
    • Pleasing to the _______________
      • Matthew 4:6-7
      • Fulfilling a desire for pleasure in all the wrong places.
    • Desirable for _______________
      • Matthew 4:8-10
      • Fulfilling a perceived lacking in yourself that ultimately ruins who you are supposed to be
    • Ambition can cloud our vision and we cannot help but sin
      • Genesis 3:13-24
        • We are quick to lose sight of the greatness from God in light of the quickness of the world.
        • It is in our very nature to sin and the struggle against that is very real for all believers
          • Ps 51:5, Isa 6:5, Rom 3:9-23; Rom 5:12, Eph 2:1-3
    • Thus we need a _______________ outside of ourselves to change what is corrupt inside of us.
      • _______________ is that Savior
        • Rom 5:6, Rom 5:18-19, 1 Cor 15:22
    • Being made in the image of God, _______________ life is to be valued.
      • Genesis 1:27, Genesis 9:6