A YOUNG ADULT’S RELATIONSHIP TO EVERYTHING
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A YOUNG ADULT’S RELATIONSHIP TO EVERYTHING
Threefold relationship for humans
o So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (, KJV)
God
People
o Reconcile relationship with each aspect for sense of purpose
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Nature
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Your role in each relationship gives a sense of purpose
· Relationship with God
o Implied in 1:27-28
Relationship with God
Implied in 1:27-28
o Ruined in sin
Ruined in sin
o Restored in Christ
Restored in Christ
o Relationship with Christ is key
§ Must be saved
Relationship with Christ is key
§ Must be steadfast
Must be saved
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Must be steadfast
· Doctrine
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Doctrine
· Fellowship
· Breaking of bread
Fellowship
Breaking of bread
· Prayer
· Relationship with People
Prayer
o Image of the relationship of the persons of the Godhead
Relationship with People
Image of the relationship of the persons of the Godhead
o Biblical principles of all relationships
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Biblical principles of all relationships
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Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
o Man and woman had the first representation of human interaction
Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: “Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth”; who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
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Man and woman had the first representation of human interaction
o There should be a clear understanding of relationship of man and woman
And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
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There should be a clear understanding of relationship of man and woman
§ Motivation for relationship?
that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Motivation for relationship?
§ Personal sanctification?
§ Godly respect toward one another ()
Personal sanctification?
· Relationship with Nature
Godly respect toward one another
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Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.
Relationship with Nature
o Subdue the earth and have dominion
Subdue the earth and have dominion
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· Keeping the garden
Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
Keeping the garden
· Naming the animals
· Keeping God’s commands
Naming the animals
Keeping God’s commands
§ God created people to labor in integrity and obedience
God created people to labor in integrity and obedience
o Work nowadays
Work nowadays
§ Risks for career options
· College
Risks for career options
College
o Cost
o Relevance
Cost
· Vocational training
Relevance
Vocational training
o Hard work
o Career path
Hard work
Career path
· Entrepreneurship
o High risk
Entrepreneurship
o More responsibility
High risk
§ Not what, but how
More responsibility
Not what, but how
· As unto the Lord
As unto the Lord
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o Audience of the labor
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
§ Stakeholders
Audience of the labor
Stakeholders
· Superiors
· Co-workers
Superiors
· Customers
Co-workers
Customers
§ Bystanders
§ God
Bystanders
· Cultivate discipline
God
o Many in the Bible worked
Cultivate discipline
Many in the Bible worked
§ Moses
§ David
Moses
David
§ Elisha
Elisha
§ The Apostles
The Apostles
§ Jesus of Nazareth
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Jesus of Nazareth
o Do it to the glory of God
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God, just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
o Do it for the sake of others
Do it to the glory of God
Do it for the sake of others
§ Example to believers
Example to believers
§ Invitation to unbelievers
Invitation to unbelievers