(4) Men and women as the image of God

Greetings Brethren,

In the first three messages in this current series, "Our Biblical Worldview", we emphasized that the study of this subject is best begun with God having revealed Himself as the Creator of all things. It is in the record of God's act of creation that the elements and the nature of a biblical world view are revealed to us. In Genesis 1 and 2 we learn first and chiefly what God is like and how He relates to His creation, but we also see how His creation, particularly the pinnacle of His creation—mankind-- is to regard and know Him and how He would have them relate to His creation and to one another as His creatures. Our biblical worldview is not solely a matter of our understanding who God is and what He is like, as central and foundational is that truth. Our biblical worldview must also focus carefully on who we are as God's creation and the purpose for which our Creator brought us into existence. We will begin to give our attention to this matter this morning.