Psalm 8 1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is.

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1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory above the heavens.

1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory above the heavens.

2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,

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4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.

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6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,

6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:

7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,

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8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.

9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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Man, the Image of GodMan, the Image of God

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David Marvels at the David Marvels at the Majesty of GodMajesty of God

The majesty of the Lord fills the heavens The majesty of the Lord fills the heavens and the earth.and the earth.

God’s strength is in the mouths of babes.God’s strength is in the mouths of babes.

David is amazed that the Lord has shown David is amazed that the Lord has shown such concern for humans and has such concern for humans and has crowned them with honor.crowned them with honor.

God created Adam in his own image God created Adam in his own image Gen. 1:27Gen. 1:27

Why? What? Who?Why? What? Who?

A human being is “an ingenious assembly A human being is “an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.”of portable plumbing.”

““Man is a seeker after the greatestMan is a seeker after the greatest degree of comfort for the least degree of comfort for the least necessary expenditure of energy.” necessary expenditure of energy.”

““What is man, that You are What is man, that You are mindful of him?”mindful of him?”

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Son of ManSon of Man

A little lower than GodA little lower than God

We are not GodWe are not God

Humanism Humanism

Epicureanism Epicureanism

MaterialismMaterialism

Glorifying the Majesty of GodGlorifying the Majesty of God

You cannot starve the aged human and You cannot starve the aged human and glorify the majesty of God.glorify the majesty of God.

You cannot dismember the unborn human You cannot dismember the unborn human and glorify the majesty of God.and glorify the majesty of God.

You cannot gas the Jewish human and You cannot gas the Jewish human and glorify the majesty of God.glorify the majesty of God.

Glorifying the Majesty of GodGlorifying the Majesty of God

You cannot lynch the black human and You cannot lynch the black human and glorify the majesty of God.glorify the majesty of God.

You cannot treat human pregnancy like a You cannot treat human pregnancy like a disease and glorify the majesty of God.disease and glorify the majesty of God.

You cannot ignore dying, starving, lost You cannot ignore dying, starving, lost humanity and glorify the majesty of God.humanity and glorify the majesty of God.

Man - created in the image of Man - created in the image of God does not mean:God does not mean:

there is a distinction to be made between there is a distinction to be made between “image” and “likeness” “image” and “likeness”

that we are divinethat we are divine that we look like God physicallythat we look like God physically that there is anything to do with the sexual that there is anything to do with the sexual

distinction between man and womandistinction between man and woman that man has domination of the lower that man has domination of the lower

creation around himcreation around him

What does it mean, What does it mean, image, likeness?image, likeness?

Man is capable of speaking.Man is capable of speaking.Man can write, improve his education, Man can write, improve his education,

accumulate knowledge, and build on accumulate knowledge, and build on past achievements.past achievements.

Man is creative.Man is creative.Closely related to man’s creative ability Closely related to man’s creative ability

is his gift of reasoning.is his gift of reasoning.Man has free-will capacity to make Man has free-will capacity to make

rational choices.rational choices.

Of all the creatures upon the Earth, only Of all the creatures upon the Earth, only man has the ability to choose between right man has the ability to choose between right and wrong.and wrong.

Man possesses a conscience.Man possesses a conscience. Like God, man can experience heart-felt Like God, man can experience heart-felt

emotions.emotions. Man alone possesses a unique, inherent Man alone possesses a unique, inherent

religious inclination; he has both the desire religious inclination; he has both the desire and the ability to worship.and the ability to worship.

Man bears the spiritual imprint of God due Man bears the spiritual imprint of God due to the fact that he possesses an immortal to the fact that he possesses an immortal soul. soul.

Why is God constantly Why is God constantly in pursuit of man?in pursuit of man?