God’s Created Order God designed humankind for his glory and blesses those who wisely live according to his ways As sinners, we reject God’s design and live foolishly, incurring God’s judgment and sin’s destruction As sinners, our foolish rejection of God’s design leads others into judgment and destruction Our sin negatively affects our relationship with …
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God’s Created Order God has designed this world and humankind for his glory God blesses those who live according to his design and for his glory; this is wise and faithful living God judges those who selfishly reject his design; this is foolish and unfaithful living (a.k.a. sin) Sin is always destructive, those who choose …
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God’s Design for Sex God patterned human marriage as a foreshadowing of the divine marriage - Eph 5:31-32 Marriage is more than sex, but it’s not less than sex God’s created sex to serve as a living witness of the spiritual oneness between Christ and the church Our sex lives should be patterned after the …
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God’s Created Order God has created and designed marriage and sex for his glory and as a picture of the gospel God has created and designed marriage and sex for the good of the married couple Intimacy, sacrifice, spiritual growth, trust, humility, provision, support, pleasure Marriage and sex are desirable by design, but how and …
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I spent a summer working with my uncle on his tree farm grafting tree saplings. It is an intriguing process: You cut the saplings so that they fit together. Then you join and tie the two different saplings together. Then you give the new plant time to heal and start growing as one. Through grafting …
God’s Created Order God has designed the structure of the family for his glory and its individual’s spiritual growth Parents provide love and spiritual training for their children Children grow as they obey their parents, receive their parent’s discipline, and ask questions The loving care of a father and mother pictures God’s care and training …
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God’s Created Order God has designed humankind with intended design and purpose for his glory This includes our responsibilities, relationships, bodies, and identities We are fundamentally designed by God - physically, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally We are fundamentally dependent on God - including our sexuality and identity Trusting God’s design for us will lead to …
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Have you ever accidentally poured soured milk into your coffee or cereal? Undeniably, it was an unpleasant experience. Spoiled milk is quite disgusting, but also quite interesting. Milk turns because it is inherently unclean. Therefore it is unable to keep for very long outside of a cool environment. Only by pasteurization (a quick blast of …
God’s Created Order God has designed relationships with order and purpose for his glory. God has created marriage and sovereignly ordains marriage. God sovereignly blesses some with the gift of singleness. No status is more important than the other and one’s value is not tied to their relationship status. God calls us to be faithful …
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God’s Created Order God has created order in the world (gravity, math, light, sound, seasons) and in our families God has created men and women for different roles, especially inside of the family (Gen 1:26-27) As image-bearers, we honor God and represent God by obeying our roles (Eph 5:22-6:4) As image-bearers, we have different roles …
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Familyhood 