todays sda studies: Genesis 2:16-17 (Complete Jewish Bible) 16 ADONAI, God, gave the person this order: "You may freely eat from every tree in the garden 17 except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. You are not to eat from it, because on the day that you eat from it, it will become certain that you will die." Genesis 1:26 (Complete Jewish Bible) 26 Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, in the likeness of ourselves; and let them rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the animals, and over all the earth, and over every crawling creature that crawls on the earth." we are to be the bosses of everything. James 3:9 (Complete Jewish Bible) 9 With it we bless ADONAI, the Father; and with it we curse people, who were made in the image of God. Acts 17:26 (Complete Jewish Bible) 26 "From one man he made every nation living on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the limits of their territories and the periods when they would flourish. Proverbs 14:31 (Complete Jewish Bible) 31 The oppressor of the poor insults his maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors God. wow my kids should read this Matthew 5:44 (Complete Jewish Bible) 44 But I tell you, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! Revelation 20:11 (Complete Jewish Bible) 11 Next I saw a great white throne and the One sitting on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. People love to talk about “human rights.” From the Magna Carta to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to various United Nations declarations, the idea is promoted that human beings possess certain “inalienable rights,” rights that no one can rightfully take away from us. They are ours by virtue of being human (at least that’s how the theory goes).The questions remain: What are these rights? How are we to determine what they are? Can these rights change, and if so, how so? Why should we, as humans, have these rights anyway?In some countries, for instance, women were not given the “right” to vote until the twentieth century (some nations still deny it). How, though, can a government grant to people something that is their “inalienable right” to begin with?These are hard questions, and their answers are inseparably linked to the question of human origins, the study for this week’s lesson.Genesis 2:7 depicts God as creating Adam individually and represents him to be an intelligent, moral being. The text does not say, but one can imagine God using His hands to form the dust into the intended shape and size. One might think that the great Sovereign of the universe would not stoop to get His hands dirty in the making of man, but the Bible reveals the Creator as One closely involved with the Creation. Scripture records many occasions when God willingly interacted with the material creation. Examples include Exodus 32:15, 16; Luke 4:40; and John 9:6. Indeed, the incarnation of Christ Himself into humanity, into human flesh, where He day by day interacted with the created world in much the way we do, refutes the notion that God would not stoop to “get His hands dirty” among humanity. God became flesh. flesh is dust. What command did God give to Adam? What is implied in this command? God told mankind to avoid eating from the tree on knowledge of good and evil bcs it will be the death of them. the implication is that God wanted us to live in ignorance. God has said that those who never knew God are forgiven. so if we never knew that we were sinning then we would be forgiven. but once we know we have sinned we have to pay the price of sin which is death. i wonder if humans died the physical death before this or was God talking aobut the spiritual death? We may ask, What right did God have to make rules for Adam and Eve? Compare this situation to that of a child in a family. The child’s parents provide the child with a home and all of life’s necessities. They love the child and have the child’s best interests in mind. Their greater experience and wisdom can spare the child much misery if that child will accept their guidance. Some children find this guidance difficult, but it is universally recognized that as long as the child is dependent on parents for necessities, the child is obligated to accept the parents’ rules. In like manner, because we are always dependent on our heavenly Father for life and its necessities, it is always appropriate for us to accept God’s guidance. Because He is a God of love, we can trust God to always provide what we need for our own good. God made the earth and everything and mankind so God knows how things are supposed to work. thats what gives God the right to put down rules. Psalm 95:6-7 (Complete Jewish Bible) 6 Come, let's bow down and worship; let's kneel before ADONAI who made us. 7 For he is our God, and we are the people in his pasture, the sheep in his care. If only today you would listen to his voice: Psalm 100 (Complete Jewish Bible) 1 A psalm of thanksgiving: Shout for joy to ADONAI, all the earth! 2 Serve ADONAI with gladness. Enter his presence with joyful songs. 3 Be aware that ADONAI is God; it is he who made us; and we are his, his people, the flock in his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, enter his courtyards with praise; give thanks to him, and bless his name. 5 For ADONAI is good, his grace continues forever, and his faithfulness lasts through all generations. How does the psalmist express our dependence on God? we are the sheep and God is the Shepherd. we are a the sheep made by God the Good Shepherd. What obligations does that dependence automatically place on you, especially in regard to the way in which you treat others? Everything is God. all of it is part of God. if we treat part badly then we treat the whole badly.

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