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• MAN HAS GOD'S IMAGE
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"And God said, Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness..." (Genesis 1:26a)
God's creation of man is different from
his creation of all other things. He created man in His own image.
A glove is created according to the likeness of a hand with the
purpose of containing the hand. Likewise, man was created in the
image of God with the purpose of containing God.
• MAN IS A VESSEL •
"God should make known the riches
of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He had before prepared
unto glory."
(Romans 9:23-24)
We are vessels of God. God wants to
be our content. As bottles are made to contain water, we are made
to contain God. It is not wonder that knowledge, wealth, pleasure,
and accomplishment can never satisfy you, for you were created
to contain God!
• THE PARTS OF MAN •
"May your spirit and soul and body
be preserved complete."
(1 Thes. 5:23)
 Man
is God's vessel. The Bible divides this vessel into three parts,
the spirit, the soul and the body. (See
left diagram)
The BODY is simply the physical
body, belonging to the physiological level, containing the things
of the material realm, and is the most superficial part.
The SOUL is the mental faculty, belonging to the psycological level,
contacting the things of the mental realm, and is a deeper part.
The SPIRIT is the deepest part of man, belonging to the spiritual
level, and contacting the things of God.
For problems of the body one may see a doctor. For problems of the
mind, one may visit a psychiatrist. Yet, only God can solve the
problems of the spirit.
• GOD'S ECONOMY
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God wants to enter into man's spirit,
to become his content and his satisfaction. This is the purpose
of human existence! You are not merely created to contain food
in your stomach, or to contain knowledge in your mind, but
YOU ARE CREATED TO CONTAIN GOD IN YOUR
SPIRIT!
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