Bible Study Course Lesson 3: Why Did God Create Mankind?
Bible Study Course Lesson 3
Why Did God Create Mankind?
¬ Introduction
¬ Something More to Man?
¬ The Limitations of Science
¬ Man in the Image of God
¬ What is Man?
¬ Was Jesus Christ Truly a Man?
¬ Why the Son of Man?
¬ Jesus Christ: Man and the Image of God
¬ Reward and Punishment
¬ Is Heaven the Reward of the Saved?
¬ God the Father
¬ God's Great Purpose for Man
¬ How to Learn More from this Bible Study Course Lesson
¬ David: A Shepherd Learns from the Creation
¬ Glossary
¬ Points to Ponder
   
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Why Did God Create Mankind?
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Points to Ponder

These questions are intended as a study aid, to spur thought on the concepts discussed in the lesson and help you apply them on a personal level. We suggest you take the time to write out your answers to these questions and compare them to the scriptures given. Please feel free to write us with any comments or suggestions, including questions about this lesson or the rest of the course.

• What is the basic, fundamental difference between human beings and other creatures? (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7; 9:6).

• Does man have an immortal soul? What happens to the soul that sins? (Ezekiel 18:4, 20; Ecclesiastes 12:7).

• Some people do not believe that Jesus came in the flesh. Did Jesus Christ become truly human? (1 John 4:3; 1 Timothy 2:5; Isaiah 52:2).

• Have all human beings been created in the image of God? (James 3:9). Was the man Jesus also made in the image of God? (2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Colossians 1:13-15).

• What are we ultimately destined to become? (Romans 8:28) And whose glory will we have? (Colossians 3:4).

• Many believe that heaven is the reward of the saved. Where will the resurrected saints of God rule? (Revelation 5:9-10).

• What family relationship is typified by the relationship between God and Jesus Christ? (Mark 1:1; Matthew 11:27; Colossians 1:3).

• Where did Jesus get the understanding and doctrine that He expressed to the people of His day? (John 7:16).

• Is God the Father our Father also, or only the Father of Jesus Christ? (John 20:17).

• As Christ was glorified, will each of us be glorified, too, as we are made perfect through our sufferings? (Hebrews 2:10).

   
More Bible Study Lessons  
Lesson 1: Why the Bible is the Word of God Lesson 7: The Calling of God
Lesson 2: The Word of God - The Foundation of Knowledge Lesson 8: What is Christian Conversion?
Lesson 3: Why Did God Create Mankind? Lesson 9: The Transforming Power of God's Spirit
Lesson 4: Why Does God Allow Suffering? Lesson 10: What is the Church?
Lesson 5: Is There Hope for Human Survival? Lesson 11: Christianity - A Way of Life
Lesson 6: What Is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God? Lesson 12: The Annual Festivals of God
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