God’s Good Creation of Man: His Masterpiece
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 8/28/2016 AM |
Text: | Genesis 1, 2; Lord's Day 3 |
Psalters: | 228, 103, 37, 14 |
- A unique creation.
- God’s creation of man was unique; we point out five reasons.
- Man was created in one act of God, which had two aspects to it.
- The first aspect is that man was taken from the dust of the earth.
- The second aspect is that God breathed into him the breath of life.
- Physically, mentally, psychologically, and spiritually man is a most remarkable creature.
- What especially exalted man is that he was created “in the image of God” (1:26,27).
- This means that God made man to “look” like the invisible God, i.e., reflect Him in a very limited and earthy way.
- First, this means that Adam had the ability to bear the image of God.
- Second, it means that Adam had a positive friend-servant relationship with God.
- However Adam was lapsable, i.e., he was able to fall from this lofty position.
- God made Adam to be the representative head of the whole human race: Rom. 5:12; I Cor. 15:21; Isa. 43:27.
- This means that God made man to “look” like the invisible God, i.e., reflect Him in a very limited and earthy way.
- There is great significance for this unique and special creation of Adam.
- First, God’s marvelous creation of all, especially of man, makes Him worthy of all honor and glory and worship.
- Because God created us good, we cannot blame God for the presence of our sin and misery.
- The responsibility/blame for man naturally hating God and his neighbor is to be only in man himself.
- Adam represented us, so when he fell into sin, we did as well (I Cor. 15: 21,22; Romans 5:12).
- The result is that we are wicked and perverse, not because of creation, but because of our own will.