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The Gods Men Create In The Gods Men Create In Their Own Image Their Own Image Psalms 50:21 NKJV 21 “These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you ; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes.”

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The Gods Men Create In Their Own Image. Psalms 50:21 NKJV 21 “These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was altogether like you ; But I will rebuke you, And set them in order before your eyes.”. John 4:24. “God is Spirit” Luke 24:39 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Gods Men Create The Gods Men Create In Their Own ImageIn Their Own Image

Psalms 50:21 NKJV 21 “These things you have done, and I kept silent; You thought that I was

altogether like you; But I will rebuke you, And set

them in order before your eyes.”

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John 4:24John 4:24• “God is Spirit”

Luke 24:39• “a spirit does not have flesh

and bones”Man has always tried to make

gods for himself that are according to his OWN liking!

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Idols Made to Resemble Idols Made to Resemble MankindMankind

God Forbade God Forbade Israelites to make Israelites to make images of any images of any kind! Exodus kind! Exodus 20:3,420:3,4Romans 1:18-25 Romans 1:18-25 “changed the “changed the glory of God into glory of God into an image made an image made like corruptible like corruptible man…”man…”

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Remember what Remember what happened at Sinai?happened at Sinai?

•Exodus 32:4 Exodus 32:4 ”this is your ”this is your god, O Israel, god, O Israel, that brought that brought you out of the you out of the land of land of Egypt.”Egypt.”

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Weaknesses Common Weaknesses Common to Man Attributed to to Man Attributed to

False GodsFalse Gods• Lying, Jealousy, Envy, Adultery, Lying, Jealousy, Envy, Adultery,

Greed & such likeGreed & such like• No doubt glorified & idealized No doubt glorified & idealized

characters, yet realistic characters, yet realistic pictures of Germanic warriors pictures of Germanic warriors of the periodof the period

• Gods created to suit man’s own Gods created to suit man’s own desires!desires!

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Men Are Still Men Are Still Doing The Same Doing The Same

Thing Today!Thing Today!•Tend to make God Tend to make God

conform to our own likes conform to our own likes and dislikesand dislikes

•Psalm 50:21 “You Psalm 50:21 “You thought that I was thought that I was altogether like you.”altogether like you.”

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Try To Measure God By Try To Measure God By Ourselves!Ourselves!

• Slackness in His Promises –Slackness in His Promises –• 2 Peter 3:3,42 Peter 3:3,4• 2 Peter 3:92 Peter 3:9• God is NOT like MAN when it God is NOT like MAN when it

comes to Keeping Promises!comes to Keeping Promises!• HE means what He says, & HE means what He says, &

Says what He means!Says what He means!

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Try To Measure God By Try To Measure God By Ourselves!Ourselves!

• Deceitfulness & Ability to Be Deceitfulness & Ability to Be Deceived-Deceived-

• 2 Timothy 3:13 “evil men” 2 Timothy 3:13 “evil men” deceivedeceive

• Malachi 1:14 “cursed by the Malachi 1:14 “cursed by the deceiver”deceiver”

• Adam & Eve Deceived & Tried to Adam & Eve Deceived & Tried to Deceive GodDeceive God

• Cain tried to hide sin by lyingCain tried to hide sin by lying

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Try To Measure God By Try To Measure God By Ourselves!Ourselves!

Galatians 6:7 NKJV 7 Do not be Galatians 6:7 NKJV 7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.he will also reap.

• Proverbs 15:3 NKJV 3 The eyes Proverbs 15:3 NKJV 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and Keeping watch on the evil and the good.the good.

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Try To Measure God By Try To Measure God By Ourselves!Ourselves!

Be Bribed into Good Humor-Be Bribed into Good Humor-• Isaiah 1:11 NKJV 11 "To what Isaiah 1:11 NKJV 11 "To what

purpose is the multitude of purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" Says the your sacrifices to Me?" Says the LORD. "I have had enough of LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed cattle. I do not fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, Or delight in the blood of bulls, Or of lambs or goats.”of lambs or goats.”

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Try To Measure God By Try To Measure God By Ourselves!Ourselves!

To Think that Sin is Not Really So To Think that Sin is Not Really So Bad-Bad-

• Psalm 5:4 “You are not a God who Psalm 5:4 “You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You.”shall evil dwell with You.”

• Luke 16:15 “what is highly Luke 16:15 “what is highly esteemed among men is an esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”abomination in the sight of God.”

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Instead of Trying to Instead of Trying to Make Gods to Suit Make Gods to Suit

Ourselves, We Must Ourselves, We Must be Conformed to the be Conformed to the Image of the True & Image of the True &

Living GodLiving God•Colossians 3:5-11Colossians 3:5-11

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God is Not Like God is Not Like ManMan

• Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV 8 "For My Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV 8 "For My thoughts are not your thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the LORD. 9 My ways," says the LORD. 9 "For as the heavens are higher "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.thoughts than your thoughts.