Genesis 2Genesis 2

““What is Man, that You would What is Man, that You would consider him?”consider him?”

-Psalm 8:4-Psalm 8:4

Before the Fall… Before the Fall…

For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephes. 2:10 (NLT)

Discovering your design is to discover how to be fulfilled in life.

At the Heart of Our Design:At the Heart of Our Design:

Then God said, “Let Us Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our make man in Our imageimage, according to Our likeness”, according to Our likeness”

Genesis Genesis 1:261:26

Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Col. 3:10b

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b)

- In these last days has spoken to us in His Son, In these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all thingswhom He appointed heir of all things, through , through whom also He made the world. whom also He made the world.

Hebrews Hebrews 1:21:2

- Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and of God and co-heirs with Christco-heirs with Christ… … Romans Romans 8:178:17

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15)

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and attend to your own business and workwork with your with your hands, just as we commanded youhands, just as we commanded you 1 Thes. 4:111 Thes. 4:11

““Proverbs For Sluggards”Proverbs For Sluggards”19:24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, And 19:24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, And

will not even bring it back to his mouth.will not even bring it back to his mouth.

26:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! 26:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!" A lion is in the open square!"

26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, So does the 26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.sluggard on his bed.

24:33-34 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding 24:33-34 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--and poverty will come on you of the hands to rest--and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15)

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and attend to your own business and workwork with your with your hands, just as we commanded youhands, just as we commanded you 1 Thes. 4:111 Thes. 4:11

For we are God's For we are God's fellow workersfellow workers 1 Cor. 3:91 Cor. 3:9

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15) As As Free-WillFree-Will Agents (2:16-17) Agents (2:16-17)

- You are You are notnot Predetermined! Predetermined!- You You areare Responsible! Responsible!- We We cannotcannot blame-shift! blame-shift! - We have We have Dignity!Dignity!

And remember, no one who wants to do And remember, no one who wants to do wrong should ever say, "God is tempting wrong should ever say, "God is tempting me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and me." God is never tempted to do wrong, and he never tempts anyone else either. he never tempts anyone else either.

James 1:13 (NLT)James 1:13 (NLT)

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15) As As Free-WillFree-Will Agents (2:16-17) Agents (2:16-17)

- You are You are notnot Predetermined! Predetermined!- You You areare Responsible! Responsible!- We We cannotcannot blame-shift! blame-shift! - We have We have Dignity!Dignity!- Yet, Choice became Yet, Choice became limitedlimited after the Fall. after the Fall.

• Still: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave Still: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name” - John 1:12believe in His name” - John 1:12

“Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one’s taste for choosing.”

Jean Rostand (1894–1977), French biologist

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15) As As Free-WillFree-Will Agents (2:16-17) Agents (2:16-17)

- You are You are notnot Predetermined! Predetermined!- You You areare Responsible! Responsible!- We We cannotcannot blame-shift! blame-shift! - We have We have Dignity!Dignity!- Yet, Choice became Yet, Choice became limitedlimited after the Fall. after the Fall.- DiscoverDiscover a new-found a new-found Freedom!Freedom!

For sin For sin shall not be your mastershall not be your master, because you are not under , because you are not under law, but under grace. (Romans 6:14)law, but under grace. (Romans 6:14)

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Galatians 5:16

Gen 2:18-20Gen 2:18-20

Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.name.

And the man gave names to all the cattle, and to the And the man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15) As As Free-WillFree-Will Agents (2:16-17) Agents (2:16-17) As As RelationalRelational Beings (Gen 2:18-20) Beings (Gen 2:18-20)

- ““A Partner” (2:18 ‘Helper’ who ‘Corresponds’)A Partner” (2:18 ‘Helper’ who ‘Corresponds’)- Sexuality (2:21-24)Sexuality (2:21-24)

• Means Means MarriageMarriage (v.24a) (v.24a)

- IntimacyIntimacy, , VulnerabilityVulnerability and and TrustTrust• And the man and his wife were both naked and were And the man and his wife were both naked and were

not ashamed. not ashamed. Genesis 2:25Genesis 2:25

Our DesignOur Design As As RulersRulers (1:26b) (1:26b) As As WorkersWorkers (2:15) (2:15) As As Free-WillFree-Will Agents (2:16-17) Agents (2:16-17) As As RelationalRelational Beings (Gen 2:18-20) Beings (Gen 2:18-20) As As EternalEternal Beings (2:7) Beings (2:7)

- Means we are Means we are Spiritual BeingsSpiritual Beings..- We long for Eternity:We long for Eternity:

• He has also set eternity in the hearts of men…He has also set eternity in the hearts of men… Ecclesiastes 3:11Ecclesiastes 3:11

- We face an We face an Incredible FutureIncredible Future: : • Do you not know that Do you not know that we will judge angels?” we will judge angels?” 1 Cor. 6:31 Cor. 6:3

God’s Plan for You:God’s Plan for You:

““I will give thanks to you because I have I will give thanks to you because I have been so amazingly and miraculously been so amazingly and miraculously made. Your works are miraculous, and made. Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this.”my soul is fully aware of this.” Psalm 139:14 (GW)Psalm 139:14 (GW)

God’s Plan for You:God’s Plan for You:

““To be loved by God, not merely pitied, but To be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work or delighted in as an artist delights in his work or a father in a son—it seems impossible a a father in a son—it seems impossible a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is. For glory can hardly sustain. But so it is. For glory means good report with God, acceptance by means good report with God, acceptance by God, response, acknowledgment, and God, response, acknowledgment, and welcome into the heart of things.” welcome into the heart of things.”

C. S. Lewis, C. S. Lewis, Weight of GloryWeight of Glory, p.13 , p.13

SexSex

““A Partner” 2:18-20A Partner” 2:18-20 With Vulnerability and Trust 2:25With Vulnerability and Trust 2:25

Why Ministry?Why Ministry?

Ephes. 2:10 For we are His Ephes. 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. should walk in them.

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Genesis 2 - 1998Genesis 2 - 1998

““What is Man, that You would What is Man, that You would consider him?”consider him?”

-Psalm 8:4-Psalm 8:4

Before the Fall… Before the Fall…

Christian GrowthChristian Growth

Col. 3:10 ...and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; ..."Our likeness; ..."

Creative AccomplishmentCreative Accomplishment

As Rulers (1:26)As Rulers (1:26)- Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then Romans 8:17 Now if we are children, then

we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ…with Christ…

As Workers (2:15)As Workers (2:15)- 1 Cor. 3:9 For we are God's fellow workers1 Cor. 3:9 For we are God's fellow workers

““Proverbs For Sluggards”Proverbs For Sluggards”19:24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, And 19:24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, And

will not even bring it back to his mouth.will not even bring it back to his mouth.

26:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the 26:13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!" road! A lion is in the open square!"

26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, So does the 26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed.sluggard on his bed.

24:33-34 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding 24:33-34 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--and poverty will come on of the hands to rest--and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Gen. 2:16-17Gen. 2:16-17

And the Lord God commanded the And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall day that you eat from it you shall surely die."surely die."

Free WillFree Will

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, master, because you are not under law, but under grace. but under grace.

Gen 2:18-20Gen 2:18-20

Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.name.

And the man gave names to all the cattle, and to the And the man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.

SexSex

““A Partner” 2:18-20A Partner” 2:18-20 With Vulnerability and Trust 2:25With Vulnerability and Trust 2:25

Why Ministry?Why Ministry?

Ephes. 2:10 For we are His Ephes. 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. should walk in them.

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