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Exegetical Essay: The Creation Of God

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The Bible explicitly affirms that of all that God created, He highly favored humans to be perfectly created in His image and likeness; and having such great intrinsic knowledge, strength, and ability; God blessed and entrusted them to govern and enrich His creations. Distinctively, with God at the very center of the life and existence of His creations, the Bible remarkably picture how they existed together as a holy community to fulfill God’s righteous purposes, in creating the world for His praise and greater glory. Regrettably, the beautiful relationship that God and humans intimately shared together had been disrupted when the insidious sin managed to permeate human minds that made them capable of thinking evil and behaving selfishly disobeying …show more content…

He knew that it would not be easy for Adam and Eve to live in the world where Satan reigns, assuming that they have not just become vulnerable to evil but their minds and hearts have likewise been infiltrated with evil that it can powerfully manipulate them to sin against God; however, they must give their best efforts to resist and overcome the enticing work of the evil in their lives by resolutely deciding to walk in the righteous precepts and statutes of God in order that they may keep their intimacy with Him.(Hebrew 12:4) Therefore, God, filled with love and compassion never forsook nor despised His people believing that they need Him more than ever to help and empower them in their weaknesses to war against Satan, to stop him from possessing them through his quaint deceit that appeals most to the desires of the flesh, to enable them to live a life that is pleasing and acceptable to Him. Significantly, God purposely instituted the practice of praise and worship to gather His people into His presence and to keep them for Himself. He likewise established the execution of blood sacrifices to cleanse them of their sins to render Satan powerless over their lives through forgiveness of sins. Therefore, Satan may deceive humans to sin against God countless times; however, for as long as God’s people comes to present Him some burned offerings, He will always honor them and unconditional forgive them of their sins and restore them to His family and

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