Lesson 3 · April 20, 1907
The Purpose
Questions.
In Character.
- 1.According to whose purpose are we called? .
- 2.What is His purpose regarding our character as shown in the creation of man? . Note 1.
- 3.How does the wise man say man was made? . Note 2.
- 4.How early was God's purpose for man formed? .
- 5.In whom was all this purpose in creation wrought? .
- 6.Man having sinned, in Whom is God's purpose still sure? .
- 7.By what means will Christ still develop the purposed character? .
- 8.What is necessary on our part? ; .
Notes
As to the Earth.
- 9.What did God say of the earth as it came from His hand? .
- 10.For whom was it created? ; .
- 11.What came upon the earth in consequence of sin? . Note 3.
- 12.When man, its prince, yielded to Satan, who became the ruler of the earth? ; .
- 13.Does God's purpose still hold good? .
- 14.Through whom is it to be restored? .
- 15.To whom will the first dominion then return? ; .
- 16.Who will share it with Him? .
- 17.How broad will be His dominion? ; .
- 18.What will be the condition of the earth? .
- 19.What will be the character of the people? ; .
Notes
1. "In the Image of God."—Not merely a physical image, but a moral image—a being capable of being developed in character like unto his Maker. God had wrought everything in creation that He could do. All that was lacking was a developed character; but as this could be formed only by choice, man alone became responsible. He could refuse God's ways and die; he could choose God's ways and live.
2. The original word translated "upright" is "Israel." God created man to be Israel. Connect this thought with the gates of the New Jerusalem, into which all the redeemed enter. These gates are named after the twelve tribes of Israel.
3. The curse rested most heavily upon him who brought it; but as the prince of the earth, under God, yielded to sin, he brought the curse upon everything in his dominion. "For the creation was subjected to vanity [uselessness, transientness, death], not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it." .
Bible texts in this lesson
2 Timothy 1:9 · Genesis 1:27 · Genesis 1:31 · Ecclesiastes 7:29 · Ephesians 1:4 · Colossians 1:16 · Colossians 1:17 · Colossians 1:18-20 · Colossians 1:20-22 · Acts 20:21 · Colossians 1:23 · Genesis 1:28 · Psalms 115:16 · Genesis 3:17 · Genesis 3:18 · John 12:31 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Isaiah 45:18 · Luke 19:10 · Micah 4:8 · Revelation 11:15 · Matthew 25:34 · Daniel 7:27 · Revelation 21:1 · Revelation 22:3 · 2 Peter 3:13 · Isaiah 60:21 · Romans 8:20
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