God’s Design for Pure Living God’s design and mandate for purity is for his glory and our good Even though sexual sin haunts our hearts and culture, the believer is called to purity Through the power of the Spirit, the Christian is freed and healed from sin - Rom 8 The Christian simultaneous realizes, believes, …
God’s Design for Forgiveness God’s designed creation for his glory and our good, mainly through a relationship with God But we sinned, broke our relationship with God, and now suffer sin’s destruction and God’s judgment Which affects others by pridefully making them complicit in your sin or using them for your sin God doesn’t leave …
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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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Familyhood 