The Persons of God and the Parts of Man – Ch 5

2 Cor. 4:3-7 “And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in those who are perishing, In whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine on them. For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. Because the God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One who shined in our hearts to illuminate the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not out of us.”

I.           An Introduction – The Purpose of Man

1. Man is God’s container – Romans 9:21, 23; 2 Cor. 4:7
2. “God is the very content, we are the containers made to receive this content; we must contain God and be filled by God.”

II.         The Father, The Son, and The Spirit – Matt. 28:19

1. God is one – Genesis 1:1, 26–27
2. The Father is The Son – Isaiah 9:6
3. The Son is The Spirit – 2 Cor. 3:17

III.        The Mind, the Heart, and the Image

1. The mind – 2 Cor. 4:4
2. The heart – 2 Cor. 4:6
3. The Image – 2 Cor. 4:6

Spoken November 17, 2013

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