130901 eng doctrine series (part 3) by jonathan balan solomon

Doctrine = a set of beliefs / instructions / principles

but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Titus 2:9

3 major doctrines:1. God – TRUST GOD and have CONFIDENCE in Him2. Men 3. Devil

And God said, let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: Gen 1:26

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath(ת � מ� ש� of (נ�life, and the man became a living being. Gen 2:7

Breath (ת � מ� ש� spirit, inspiration, soul (neshamah) = (נ�

Job 32:8 But it is the spirit in a person, the inspiration/breath(ת � מ� ש� of the Almighty, that (נ�gives them understanding.

Pro 20:27 The spirit(ת � מ� ש� of man is the lamp of (נ�the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

Isa 57:16 For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away—all the souls(ת � מ� ש� I have (נ�made.

God is spirit and created man with a spirit. • Gives us understanding• Searches our hearts• Eternal (And the dust returns to the

earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecc 12:7)

Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed;for in the image of God has God made mankind. Gen 9:6

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Jam 3:9

Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed;for in the image of God has God made mankind. Gen 9:6

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Jam 3:9

Love one another.

• Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image… let them have dominion… over all the earth...”

• And God blessed them saying… • And God said, “Behold I have given you every plant…• And the Lord God… breathed into his nostrils…• The Lord took man and put…• And the Lord God commanded… “You may eat… but for

the tree of knowledge of good and evil…”• The Lord God said, “It is not good that man should”• And the Lord brought them to man…• And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the

garden in the cool of the day, • Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him,

“Where are you?”

Jesus is the perfect example of the original human design.

• One: …just as We are one. John 17:22• To do the will of God: My food is to do the will of

Him… John 4:34

Is power the answer?

Julius Caesar

“Our tyrant deserved to die. Here was a man who wanted to be king of the Roman people and master of the whole world.” Cicero

Is power the answer?

Joseph Stalin

He is remembered to this day as the man who helped save his nation from Nazi domination—and as the mass murderer of the century, having overseen the deaths of between 8 million and 10 million of his own people.History Channel

Is fame and wealth the answer?

Tom Brady

“Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there’s something greater out there for me?”

The man who had it all.

Wealth

The man who had it all. "The weight of gold that came to Solomon YEARLY was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, BESIDES what the traveling merchants and traders brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon." (1Kings 10:14-15)

1 billion USD a year!

Wealth

The man who had it all.

WealthPower

1Ki 4:21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

The man who had it all.

WealthPower

The man who had it all.

WealthPower

For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.1Kings 4:31

Fame

The man who had it all.

WealthPowerFame

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecclesiates 1:2

Vanity, vanity!Ecc 3:20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return.Ecc 4:16 Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.Ecc 5:15 As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.Ecc 6:12 For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain life, which he passes like a shadow?

Ecc 12:7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecc 12:7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Whose

Ecc 12:7 and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

WhoseThe end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Ecc 12:13