man’s relationship with god. gen 1:27 “so god created man in his own image, in the image of god...

Man’s Relationship With God

Gen 1:27 “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him;

male and female created he them”

They sinned

Rom 5:14

Rom 5:14 “Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to

come”

Gen 3:9 “And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto

him, Where art thou?”

“Where art thou?”

God asked the question for Adam to

think of his relationship with his

creator.

Isaiah 59:1-2 “Behold, the LORD'S hand is not

shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated…

Isaiah 59:1-2 …between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you,

that he will not hear”

5 states of man

Pure and innocent

Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.

The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father,

neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the…

Ezekiel 18:20 …son: the righteousness of the

righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness

of the wicked shall be upon him”

Deut. 6:6-9 “And these words, which I command thee

this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children,

and shalt talk of them…

Deut. 6:6-9 …when thou sittest in thine house, and

when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. And thou

shalt bind them for a sign…

Deut. 6:6-9…upon thine hand, and they shall be as

frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on

thy gates”

Eph 6:4 “And, ye fathers, provoke not

your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition

of the Lord”

5 states of man

Sinned and Lost

1 John 3:4 “Whosoever committeth sin

transgresseth also the law: for sin is the

transgression of the law.”

Eph 2:1-3 “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in

trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to

the course of this world, according to the prince of the

power of the air…

Eph 2:1-3 …the spirit that now worketh in the children of

disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our

flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind…

Eph 2:1-3 …and were by nature the children of wrath, even as

others”

Rom 8:7-9 “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But

ye are not in the flesh…

Rom 8:7-9 …but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ,

he is none of his”

5 states of man

Obedient and Saved

Rom 6:17 “But God be thanked, that ye were the

servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the

heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you”

1 Pet 1:22 “Seeing ye have purified your souls in

obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart

fervently”

Rom 6:17-18 “But God be thanked, that ye were the

servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of

righteousness”

Heb 5:8-9 “Though he were a Son, yet learned he

obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the

author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him”

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the

Holy Ghost”

1 Pet 3:21 “The like figure whereunto even baptism doth

also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:”

Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is

baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not

shall be damned”

5 states of man

Fallen

2 Peter 3:17 “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from

your own stedfastness”

1 Cor 10:12 “Wherefore let him

that thinketh he standeth take heed

lest he fall. ”

1 Cor 15:18 “Then they also which are

fallen asleep in Christ are perished.”

2 Peter 3:17 “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from

your own stedfastness”

2 Peter 3:17 “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from

your own stedfastness”

5 states of man

Repented and saved

James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore

to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee

from you”

1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness.”

2 Pet 2:20 “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the

world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is

worse with them than the beginning”

2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,

not willing that any should perish, but that all should come

to repentance”

Heaven

2 final destinations

John 3:31 “He that cometh from above is above all: he

that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from

heaven is above all”

Acts 3:19-21 “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted

out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;…

Acts 3:19-21 …And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto

you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things…

Acts 3:19-21 …which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since

the world began.”

2 final destinations

Hell

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the

Holy Ghost”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the

Holy Ghost”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the

Holy Ghost”

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

Repented and saved

Fallen

Pure and

innocent Obedient

and Saved

Sinned and Lost

Two ways to go to heaven - small child /

saved condition

Two ways to be lost - never obey

/ fall away

Final Destination

Heaven

HellEternal Destination

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

Luke 13:3 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the

Holy Ghost”

Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is

baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not

shall be damned”

Hear

Believe

Repent

Confess

Baptized

Man’s Relationship With God