What Is Man?—Man Is a Creature (Genesis 1:26–31)

Introduction—God’s revelation to man:

     Psalm 19:1; Rom 1:20;  Heb 1:1–3;  Jer 17:9, 10;  Heb 4:12–13;  2 Cor 10:4–5

Genesis 1 overview:

     Gen 1:1;  Exod 3:14 (cf. John 8:58); John 8:26; Rev 1:4;  Jer 10:12

What is Man?

1) Man is a Creature (Gen 1:26)

    a) Dependent

        Acts 17:24–24; Ps 102:18; 146:5–6; Jer 2:13; Eph 2:4–5; 2 Cor 4:6

    b) Accountable

        Heb 4:13;  Ps 148:1–5;  Rom 1:21

2) Man is a Special Creature (Gen 1:26–31)

     a) Personal Creation (Gen 1:26; 2:7, 22)

     b) Created Last (Gen 1:31)

     c) Created in God’s Image (Gen 1:26, 27)

     d) Created Male and Female (Gen 1:27)

     e) Created to Rule (1:26, 28)

     f) Created a Distinct Kind (Acts 17:8)

Conclusion:  Job 7:17–18; Ps 8