Psalm 8 Man: Created, Fallen and Redeemed

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Psalm 8 Man: Created, Fallen and Redeemed Canons of Dort -Third And Fourth Heads Of Doctrine The Corruption Of Man, His Conversion To God, And The Manner Thereof (Total Depravity) Sermon Outline for Mayy 13, 2007 by Elder Dennis R. Tuuri I. Man’s Fallen State As Seen in Romans 3:9-18 and Eph. 2:1-9 A. Romans 3:9-18 B. Eph. 2:1-9 - By Nature Children of Wrath II. The Fallen State as “Total Depravity” A. Fallen Man Can Do Qualified Good 2 Kings 10:30; 12:2; 2 Chr. 24:2,20-22; Luke 6:33; Acts 28:2 B. But He Is Unable and Unwilling to Do True Good Rom. 8:7,8; Rom. 9:18,19; 1 Cor. 2:14; John 6:44 C. Fallen Man’s Limitations - Ps. 51:5; 58:3 1. Blind and Deaf to Spiritual Truth - Gen. 6:5;8:21; Ecc.9:3; Jer.17:9; Mk7:21-23; Rom. 8:7,8; 1 Cor. 2:14; Eph. 4:17-19;Tit. 1:15 2. Slave to Sin - John 8:34; Romans 6:20; Titus 3:3 3. Unable to Repent or Come to Christ - Job 14:4; Jer. 13:23; Matt. 7:16-18; Matt. 12:33; John 6:44 III. Man’s Created and Redeemed States A. Psalm 8 - The Glory, Honor, and Calling of the “Crown of Creation,” Man 1. Glory and Honor Heavens, moon and stars - Symbols of God and Man (Gen.15:5) Man is more glorious than heaven, moon and stars He has covenantal relationship to God Man is a little lower than deity Man was placed, for a short time, under the angelic rulers Man finds his completion in the Son of Man, Jesus Christ 2. Calling Dominion through empowered service Man is to war against God’s enemies through praise and worship C. God’s Image Man is God’s image-bearer in a unique sense Righteousness (Eph. 4:24) - Justice - Will and heart, actions - King Community (Gen. 1:27) - “him” “them” - individual and society, One and many Holiness (Eph. 4:24)- Purity in passions, affections, strivings - Priest Knowledge - not just about, but he knew God (Col. 3:10) - Prophet Dominion (Gen. 1:27,28, Ps. 8:6) Groundhog’s Day Fall Forfeiture: In the fall, man not only lost these positive attributes, but inherited negative ones. Canons, Article 1 and 2 Propagates Fallen Nature: Man propagates children with this perverse nature, and thus all men are totally unable to reform. Canons, Articles 3 Questions from “Man; Created, Fallen and Redeemed” for Young Hearers 1. TULIP stands for: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Depravity Unconditional ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Atonement Irresistable ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Perseverance of the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2.Since Adam’s sin, all people by nature are children of ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 3. In this state, men always use their wills to ___ ___ ___. 4. In this state, the bible says all men are ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 5. they are like walking ___ ___ ___ ___ men. 6. But they are ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ to sin. 7. Adam was made with ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 8. The standard we can measure righteousness by is God’s ___ ___ ___. 9. Adam was made to do everything for ___ ___ ___. 10. He was holy and ___ ___ ___ ___. 11. Adam not only knew a whole lot, but he knew ___ ___ ___! 12. With his mind, he ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ God and men. 13. Adam was to ___ ___ ___ ___ as God’s ruler. 14. Jesus came to make us like ___ ___ ___ _