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! Introduction:
All of creation up to this point has been merely an introduction to what would happen at the end of day six.
The creation of the human race was the central object of God’s creative purpose from the beginning.
The human race is /still/ at the center of God’s purpose for the entire material universe.
We know this because Scripture says everything else will eventually perish.
It will all go out of existence.
*According to Jesus, there is coming a time when even *“the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken” (Mark 13:24–25).
*Ultimately, even the heavens will roll up like a scroll* (Revelation 6:13–14).
*And Peter says that *“The heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10).
In effect, everything that was created will be uncreated.
Everything in this universe will cease to exist.
Except humanity.
God created man to glorify Him and to enjoy Him /forever./
And when every other element of this universe is long gone, a vast multitude of the redeemed human race will dwell in the presence of the Lord forever.
!! A.                 God’s Word created man (v.26).
!!! 1.                  “God said; Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…”  (v.26a).
!!!! a)                  God’s Word created man.
!!!!! (1)                 God used the power of His Word to create man.
God simply spoke and man came into being.
!!!!! (2)                 God spoke and the laws that caused man to form went into operation.
God spoke, and the basic elements—the atoms, molecules, protons, neutrons, electrons, genes, DNA, and whatever basic element is ever discovered that makes up human life—came into being.
!!!!! (3)                 God spoke, and the power of His Word formed and created man.
!!! 2.                  God created man in the image of the Godhead (v.26b).
!!!! a)                  The unmistakable evidence of the Trinity.
!!!!! (1)                 Here in (Gen.1:26), for the first time in the Bible, God introduces Himself with personal pronouns.
!!!!!! (a)                 Significantly, they are plural pronouns.
Not, “Let /Me/….”
but, “Let /Us /make man in Our image,” and thus we are introduced to a plurality of relationships in the Godhead.
!!!!!! (b)                It is by no means a full revelation of the doctrine of the Trinity, but it is an unmistakable reference to plurality within the Godhead, and it begins to lay the groundwork for what we later learn of the Trinity from the New Testament.
!!!!!! (c)                 The Hebrew word for God is /Elohim/ and takes the form of a plural noun.
/Elohim /is used 21 times in the first 25 verses of chapter 1. 
!!!!!! (d)                There was at least one other earlier hint of the Trinity in (v.2),
where we were told that the Spirit of God hovered above the face of the waters.
!!!!! (2)                 We have the same truth unfolded in John’s Gospel (John 1:1-3, 14):
!!!!!! (a)                 This of course refers to the second member of the Trinity, Jesus Christ – who was with God at creation and is God Himself.
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!!!!! (3)                 By putting all those passages together, we see that all three Members of the Trinity were active in creation.
!!!!!! (a)                 The Father was overseeing and decreeing the work.
!!!!!! (b)                The eternal Word was “with God” and involved in every aspect of the creative process.
!!!!!! (c)                 And the Spirit was brooding over the waters, which also suggests the most intimate kind of hands–on involvement in the process.
\\ !!!! b)                  God’s intimate connection with the creation of man.
!!!!! (1)                 All three persons of the Godhead consulted and became personally involved in the creation of man.
When the believer really meditates upon this truth, his heart should be excited.
*John says in his gospel about Jesus Christ *"All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
" (John 1:3, NASB95)
*Speaking about Jesus Christ and creation, Paul says *"For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him."  (Colossians 1:16, NASB95)
*And the writer of Hebrews says *"God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world."
(Hebrews 1:1-2, NASB95)
!!!!! (2)                 In the recreation, or redemption of man, all three persons of the Godhead were involved:
!!!!!! (a)                 /Chosen// by the Father (Ephesians 1:3-6)./
!!!!!! (b)                /Redeemed by the Son (Ephesians 1:7-12)./
!!!!!! (c)                 /Sealed by the Spirit (Ephesians 1:13-14)./
!!! 3.                  God created man with a very special purpose: To have dominion (v.26c-d).
!!!! a)                  Over all animals (v.26c).
!!!! b)                  Over all the earth (v.26d).
!!!!! (1)                 We will look into this more when we get to (v.28).
!! B.                God and God alone created man, both male and female: Created them with the highest dignity and honor, in His image (v.27).
!!! 1.                  “God created man in His own image…”  (v.27a).
!!!! a)                  Created in the image of God.
!!!!! (1)                 What does it mean to be created in the image and likeness of God?  Before we explore that question, whatever it means, it is definitely something high and lofty, not something that a creature can evolve into.
!!!!! (2)                 This is not something that can be gained by a random mutation in the genetic code.
It is not something that was brought about by a deviation in some higher primate’s DNA.
!!!!! (3)                 Created in the /image of God/ is the very thing that makes humanity different from every other created animal.
!!!! b)                  What is the image of God?
!!!!! (1)                 The Hebrew word for “image,” /tselem,/ comes from a root that speaks of carving.
It is the same word used to speak of graven images (Exodus 20:4).
!!!!! (2)                 It almost seems to convey the idea that man was carved into the shape of God.
It suggests that God was, in essence, the pattern for the personhood of man.
That is not true of anything else in the space–time universe.
!!!!! (3)                 Because the image of God is unique to humanity, it must describe some aspect of human nature that is not shared by animals.
Therefore this cannot speak primarily of man’s appearance or biological makeup.
!!!!! (4)                 Being made in the /image of God/ is not speaking about the material part of man.
!!!!!! (a)                 Jesus said in John 4:24 that /“God is Spirit”/ and He also said /“a spirit does not have flesh and bones”/ (Luke 24:39).
!!!!! (5)                 This has to deal with mans spiritual attributes:
!!!!!! (a)                 Our self-consciousness, our moral consciousness, and our consciousness of others—especially our consciousness of God Himself.
!!!!!! (b)                Animals are conscious, but they are not self–conscious, morally aware, or able to have a truly personal relationship.
!!!!! (6)                 Before the image of God in man was marred by sin, Adam shared in a pure and undefiled way all the communicable attributes of God (those qualities of the divine nature that are capable of being reflected in creatures).
!!!!!! (a)                 These would include holiness, wisdom, goodness, truth, love, grace, mercy, longsuffering, and righteousness.
!!!!! (7)                 But above all, the image of God can be summed up by the word /personhood.
/We are /persons.
!!!!!! (a)                 Our lives involve relationships.
We are capable of fellowship.
We are able to love other persons in a Godlike sense.
We understand communion.
!!!!!! (b)                We have an amazing capacity for language.
We have conversations.
We know what it is to share thoughts, convey and discern attitudes, give and take friendship, perceive a sense of brotherhood, communicate ideas, and participate in experiences with others.
Animals cannot do those things in the same sense people can.
!!!!! (8)                 That is why when God created man He immediately said that it was not good for man to be alone.
!!!!!! (a)                 The image of God is personhood, and personhood can function only in the context of relationships.
!!!!!! (b)                Man’s capacity for intimate personal relationships needed fulfillment.
Most important, man was designed to have a personal relationship with God.
!!!!! (9)                 And this takes us back to the expression in verse 26.
!!!!!! (a)                 When God said, /“Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness,” /He signified that He Himself is a God of relationships.
And He created us in His own likeness so that we could enter into a relationship with Him.
 
!!!! c)                  What does James say about the likeness of God (James 3:9)?
!!!!! (1)                 Our tongues, with their ability to form words and speak meaningful language, also reflect our likeness to God.  Blessing God is the highest function of the tongue (Psalm 33:1; 147:1)
!!!!! (2)                 The tongue and the heart must be in tune.
!!!!!! (a)                 Confessing the Lord Jesus as Savior (Romans 10:9)
!!!!!! (b)                Whatever is in the heart will come out of the mouth (Matthew 12:34).
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