08 Genesis 1:11-28a (Imago Dei & Evolution)

Faithfull Represent Your Creator
Genesis 1:11-28a
I. Review
II. Days three, five, and Six
A. Day Three (1:9-13)
B. Day Five (1:20-23)
C. Day Six A (1:24-25)
A. Day 6B (Adam and Eve)
1. The ‘Let us’ Plural
a. The Trinity
b. Divine council
Psalm 89:5-7
c. Majestic plural
Deuteronomy 6:4
2. The imago dei (1:27)
a. Poetry?
b. What does this mean? (It’s a description of status and function)
1.) Status
Genesis 9:27 / James 3:9
2.) Function
a.) The Genesis Great Commission (1:26-29)
b.) Represent the creator faithfully
III. Evolution and reconciliation
A. Scientific problems
1.We don’t know how life began (nor can we duplicate it)
2. There is not a scientific consensus
3. Some solutions are fantastical and require faith
4. Missing links
5. There’s been many agenda-based hoaxes
B. Biblical problems
C. Moral problems
IV. Options
A. Accept a common, marketplace view of life
B. Accept a Biblical creation
C. Closing remarks on the issue
VI. How should we then live?
A. Evolution devalues humankind.
B. All Human beings have intrinsic value.
C. The imago dei should reflect how we treat people.
D. We are to represent God with our lives and conduct.
Colossians 3:10