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Anthropology - The Origin of Man ♦ 99 on.Indeath,onlythespirit-soulremains. Attheresurrection,amanwho
the flesh, blood, and TOne of Chnst (Ephesians 5:30). For this to happen, the Adamic flesh
nd blood must become eradicated from the spirit. We then have the same spirit, the same soul (blood), and the same flesh (bone) as Jesus Christ. This IS the true nature of God and the eternal plan of God to create man in His own image (Tselem) and likeness (Demuwth). This is the anthropology of
man according to the scriptures. (See also Ephesians 5:29,30.)
A God's Predestined Plan for the Creation of Man
God created man in His image (Tselem) and likeness (Demuwth), so man
nught live in fellowship with Him and serve Him. God's original plan before
the foundation of the world was mysterious. God predestined created man
to be an eternal being, formed into a perfect spiritual image and likeness of Jesus Christ. God placed the tree of knowledge of good and evil and the commandment not to partake of it (the form of the law of God), along with the tree of life (the form of the grace of God) in the garden with man. God, in His omniscience knew that man, created in the frailty of flesh with the poweroffreedomofchoicewouldchoosetodisobey. Thiswasthereason
for the predestination of His son, Jesus Christ, before the foundations of the world were laid.
Man was created and placed in the garden with the freedom to choose. Hecould obey thecommandmentofGod, partakeofthetreeoflife,andlive forever. OrhecoulddisobeyGodandpartakeofthetreeofknowledgeof
good and evil, causing a fallen sinful nature to come upon him, setting into motion the predestined plan of redemption through the death of His son, JesusChrist. God,inHisomniscienceandforeknowledge,knewthatman in his frailty of clay would succumb to the temptation of the forbidden fruit
and the deception of the serpent that was used by Satan. Thus, God enact ed the predestined plan of man becoming regenerated into the spiritual like ness of Jesus Christ. (See also Romans 8:1-3,29,30; Ephesians 1:4-12; Titus 3:4-8; Hebrews 1:1-3.)
When man chose to disobey God, it was necessary for God to banish man from the garden. If he had partaken of the tree of life in his fallen sinful state, he would have become doomed to live an eternal life with a fallen nature. This was the state of Satan and the angels who were banished for
ever from the presence of God and destined to burn for eternity in the lake of fire (See Matthew 25:41 and Revelation 20). This was the twisted scheme ofthedevil. HewantedmantofailGodandbecomeforevercutoff,justas he was by his own disobedience. However, the devil's attempt at revenge