The Image of the Invisible God
Genesis 1:24-28, Genesis 4, 2 Corinthians 3:18-4:6, Colossians 1:15-23, Hebrews 1:1-3
Teaching: Topical Study
The Image of the Invisible God
D. Aaron Wells
Summer Session 2024
July 14, 2024
Text: Genesis 1:24-28, Genesis 4
A. God as Creator and the Image of God in Man
1. Man He Created In the Image of God
Genesis 1:24-28
2. Jesus Christ the Image of God
Colossians 1:15-17
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Hebrews 1:3
3. Creation and The Image of God
B. God as Creator and the Creativity of Man
1. Wandering Off Into Myths
Genesis 4
2. Case in point: Timothy Keller's sermon "Genesis 4: A Tale of Two Cities"
3. Romanticizing Man's Creativity
4. The Witness of Scripture concerning Man's Creativity
a. The Legacy of Cain
b. The Revelation of God
Exodus 3:14
Luke 6:45
John 8:39
Deuteronomy 7:25
Psalm 115
Isaiah 44:9-20
C. God as Creator and Knowledge of God in Man
1. That we might know God and be known by Him.
2. That we might not love the world.
Philippians 3:2-11
1 John 2:16
3. That we might be made in His image...through the knowledge of Christ.
Colossians 1:15-23
2 Corinthians 3:18-4:6
Hebrews 1:1-3