week of 11/27

 Unit 15  Session 4

GOD'S IMAGE IN THE NATIONS

GENESIS 5 ; PSALM 139 ; LUKE 10:25-37 ; 2 CORINTHIANS 3

All people possess value, having been made in the image of God.

One key to fully comprehending the wrath and judgment of God is to grasp the nature of humanity. The Bible begins with the story of creation. Filled with many astounding details of how God formed this world and all He filled it with, it is easy to miss one colossal truth embedded within the creation narrative. When God made humankind, He did something different. Every other action was performed without one critical factor found only in the creative act of Adam and Eve, namely, God fashioned humans in His image. Both male and female were constructed to reflect Who God is, providing humankind with a unique and special status within all of God's work.

Points to consider:

✞   All people are made in the image of God.

     * What are some implications of knowing God 

        made every human being in His image?

✞   All people are valued because they are 

     made in the image of God.

     * What are some ways we can prove ourselves 

        to be good neighbors?

✞   All believers are being transformed into 

     the image of Christ.       

     * How does sin keep people from experiencing 

        freedom?

     * What are some ways we need to work on 

        beholding the glory of God in Christ?