The Nature of Man

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The Nature of Man
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The Nature of Man - Introduction

• Introduction
• Mans Existence
• Mans Death
• Is life now everlasting?
• The death State
• Why do we die?
• Is man immortal?
• Conclusion

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Man is a creature formed from the dust, he lives
by the life power of God

• Gen 27 And the LORD God formed man of the dust
  of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
  breath of life and man became a living soul.
• Ezekiel 1820 The soul that sinneth, it shall die
• Job 334 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the
  breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
• Luke 135 And the angel answered and said unto
  her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the
  power of the Highest shall overshadow thee
  therefore also that holy thing which shall be
  born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
• Job 3710 By the breath of God frost is given
  and the breadth of the waters is straitened.

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Man is a creature formed from the dust, he lives
by the life power of God

• Job 336 Behold, I am according to thy wish in
  God's stead I also am formed out of the clay.
• Job 273 All the while my breath is in me, and
  the spirit of God is in my nostrils
• Job 109 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast
  made me as the clay and wilt thou bring me into
  dust again?

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When the life power of God is removed, man like
the beasts, returns to dust

• Psa 10425 So is this great and wide sea, wherein
  are things creeping innumerable, both small and
  great beasts.
• Psalms 10429-30 Thou hidest thy face, they are
  troubled thou takest away their breath, they
  die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth
  thy spirit, they are created and thou renewest
  the face of the earth.
• Job 3414-15 If he set his heart upon man, if he
  gather unto himself his spirit and his breath
  All flesh shall perish together, and man shall
  turn again unto dust.

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When the life power of God is removed, man like
the beasts, returns to dust

• Ecclesiastes 318-21 I said in mine heart
  concerning the estate of the sons of men, that
  God might manifest them, and that they might see
  that they themselves are beasts. For that which
  befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts even
  one thing befalleth them as the one dieth, so
  dieth the other yea, they have all one breath
  so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast
  for all is vanity. All go unto one place all are
  of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
• Ecclesiastes 127 Then shall the dust return to
  the earth as it was and the spirit shall return
  unto God who gave it.

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Life as now possessed in not everlasting, but as
a vapour that soon passes away

• James 414 Whereas ye know not what shall be on
  the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a
  vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and
  then vanisheth away.
• Job 141,2 Man that is born of a woman is of few
  days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a
  flower, and is cut down he fleeth also as a
  shadow, and continueth not.
• Psalm 395 Behold, thou hast made my days as an
  handbreadth and mine age is as nothing before
  thee verily every man at his best state is
  altogether vanity. Selah.

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The death State

• Ecclesiastes 95,6 For the living know that they
  shall die but the dead know not any thing,
  neither have they any more a reward for the
  memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and
  their hatred, and their envy, is now perished
  neither have they any more a portion for ever in
  any thing that is done under the sun.
• Isaiah 3818-19 For the grave cannot praise thee,
  death can not celebrate thee they that go down
  into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The
  living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do
  this day the father to the children shall make
  known thy truth.

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The death state

• Psalm 497 None of them can by any means redeem
  his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
  (For the redemption of their soul is precious,
  and it ceaseth for ever) That he should still
  live for ever, and not see corruption. For he
  seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and
  the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth
  to others.

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God has condemned all men to death because they
inherit Adams nature and walk in his sinful ways

• Romans 623 For the wages of sin is death but
  the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
  Christ our Lord.
• 1 John 34 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth
  also the law for sin is the transgression of the
  law.
• Genesis 317-19 And unto Adam he said, Because
  thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife,
  and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded
  thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it cursed is
  the ground for thy sake in sorrow shalt thou eat
  of it all the days of thy life Thorns also and
  thistles shall it bring forth to thee and thou
  shalt eat the herb of the field In the sweat of
  thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
  unto the ground for out of it wast thou taken
  for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou
  return.

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Man does not possess Immortality

• Men would not perish like beasts Psa.4914, 19-20
• Immortality would not only be for the righteous
  Rom. 26-8
• Immortality would not be the gift of God Rom.
  623
• Neither could immortality be now hidden with
  Christ in God Col.33
• Immortality could not be said to have been
  brought to light by Jesus and the Gospel 2
  Tim.110
• Immortality would not be dependant upon belief in
  Jesus Christ Jn.640 1125 316,36.
• Paul would not have waited anxiously for the
  redemption of the body Rom.823

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Conclusions

• Man is a creature formed from the dust
• He lives by the Power of God
• This is identical to animals
• Life as possessed now is not everlasting
• In death man is unconscious, knowing nothing, His
  body corrupts
• God has condemned all men to death
• Man is Mortal

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What Hope is there?

• Luke 112 And he said unto them, When ye pray,
  say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
  thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as
  in heaven, so in earth.
• Mark 1616 He that believeth and is baptized
  shall be saved but he that believeth not shall
  be damned.