"Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over...

"Then God said, ‘Let Us make "Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’ God created man the earth.’ God created man in His own image, in the in His own image, in the image of God He created him; image of God He created him; male and female.”male and female.”

Bible’s view of Bible’s view of lifelifeI.I. God values all!God values all!

Humans walk off the ground Humans walk off the ground

while animals walk on the ground!while animals walk on the ground!

Humans shave their body then rob the fur Humans shave their body then rob the fur

of animals while animals use their own of animals while animals use their own fur.fur.

I.I. God values all!God values all!A.A. Reason/Morality?Reason/Morality?

Bible’s view of Bible’s view of lifelife

““The fact that a being is a The fact that a being is a human being, in the sense of human being, in the sense of a member of the species a member of the species Homo sapiens, is not relevant Homo sapiens, is not relevant to the wrongness of killing it; to the wrongness of killing it; it is, rather, characteristics it is, rather, characteristics like rationality, autonomy, like rationality, autonomy, and self-consciousness that and self-consciousness that make a …make a …

I.I. God values all!God values all!A.A. Reason/Morality?Reason/Morality?


“… “… difference. Infants lack difference. Infants lack these characteristics. Killing these characteristics. Killing them, therefore, cannot be them, therefore, cannot be equated with killing normal equated with killing normal human beings, or any other human beings, or any other self-conscious beings.”self-conscious beings.”

- Peter Singer- Peter Singer


A.A. Reason/Morality?Reason/Morality?

B.B. Relationship Ability?Relationship Ability?



B.B. Relationship Relationship Ability?Ability?

C.C. Ruling Ability?Ruling Ability?



B.B. Relationship Ability?Relationship Ability?

C.C. Ruling Ability?Ruling Ability?

D.D. Bearers of gloryBearers of glory

““And the city has no need of And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.”lamp is the Lamb.”- Revelation 21:23- Revelation 21:23

I.I. God values all!God values all!D.D. Bearers of gloryBearers of glory


““God made the two great God made the two great lights to govern the day, and lights to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars night; He made the stars also.”also.”

- Genesis - Genesis 1:161:16



"When I consider Your "When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have stars, which You have ordained; What is man that ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, And You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God …him a little lower than God …



“… “… And You crown him with And You crown him with glory and majesty! You make glory and majesty! You make him to rule over the works of him to rule over the works of Your hands; You have put all Your hands; You have put all things under his feet.”things under his feet.” - - Psalm 8:3-8Psalm 8:3-8



““Many of those who sleep in Many of those who sleep in the dust … will awake, these the dust … will awake, these to everlasting life, but the to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace ... Those others to disgrace ... Those who have insight will shine who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.” forever and ever.” - - Daniel 12:2-3Daniel 12:2-3



"But we all, with unveiled "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the being transformed into the same image from glory to same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." the Spirit." - 2 - 2 Corinthians 3:18Corinthians 3:18



"For he will deliver the needy "For he will deliver the needy … the afflicted also, and him … the afflicted also, and him who has no helper. He will who has no helper. He will have compassion on the poor have compassion on the poor and needy … He will rescue and needy … He will rescue their life from oppression and their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight." - be precious in his sight." - Ps 72:12-14Ps 72:12-14

I.I. God values all!God values all!

II.II.But especially poorBut especially poor


"For I know your "For I know your transgressions are many and transgressions are many and your sins are great, You who your sins are great, You who distress the righteous and distress the righteous and accept bribes And turn aside accept bribes And turn aside the poor in the gate. the poor in the gate. Therefore at such a time the Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time. " - Amos for it is an evil time. " - Amos 5:12-135:12-13




"He who oppresses the poor "He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy is gracious to the needy honors Him. " honors Him. " - Proverbs - Proverbs 14:3114:31




"Pure and undefiled religion "Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained and to keep oneself unstained by the world." by the world."

- James - James 1:271:27




"How long will you judge "How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Vindicate the to the wicked? Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. " of the hand of the wicked. "

- Psalm 82:2-4- Psalm 82:2-4






III.III.We value wronglyWe value wrongly

A.A. By coinBy coin

B.B. By countenanceBy countenance



A.A. By coinBy coin


C.C. By circumstanceBy circumstance




““Our modern, secular, God-Our modern, secular, God-dethroning culture has dethroning culture has endowed the will (the “want”) endowed the will (the “want”) of a mother not just with of a mother not just with sovereignty over her child, sovereignty over her child, but with something vastly but with something vastly greater. We have endowed greater. We have endowed her will with the right and the her will with the right and the power to create human power to create human personhood. When God is no personhood. When God is no longer the Creator of …longer the Creator of …



“… “… human personhood, human personhood, endowing it with dignity and endowing it with dignity and rights in His own image, we rights in His own image, we must take that role for Him, must take that role for Him, and we have vested it in the and we have vested it in the will of the mother. She now will of the mother. She now creates personhood.”creates personhood.” - - John PiperJohn Piper

Bible’s view of Bible’s view of lifelife"For You formed my inward "For You formed my inward

parts; You wove me in my parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb … for I am mother’s womb … for I am fearfully and wonderfully fearfully and wonderfully made … My frame was not made … My frame was not hidden from You, when I was hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the depths of the wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written in Your book were all written the days that were ordained the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was for me, when as yet there was not one of them." not one of them." - - Psalm 139:13-16Psalm 139:13-16

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A.A. By coinBy coin


C.C. By circumstanceBy circumstance

D.D.By capacityBy capacity


IV.IV.How to respond?How to respond?

A.A. glory is in all!glory is in all!

B.B. Respect all in love!Respect all in love!

C.C. you are solution!you are solution!

D.D.See beyond today!See beyond today!


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