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Bible Study Course: Lesson 3
Why Did God Create Mankind?

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What does it really mean to be human? Do we just exist for a short time and then disappear forever? Or were we created for a special purpose? What sets us apart from the animal world? What makes us different from any of the other living creatures?

In this lesson you will discover biblical answers to these questions, which will provide us with an accurate understanding of our human destiny and shed some seriously needed light on the mystery of our existence.

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Table of Contents :

Introduction

Something More to Man?

The Limitations of Science

Man in the Image of God

What is Man?

Was Jesus Christ Truly a Man?

Why the Son of Man?

Jesus Christ: Man and the Image of God

Reward and Punishment

Is Heaven the Reward of the Saved?

God the Father

God's Great Purpose for Man

Glossary

How to Learn More from this Bible-Study Course

David: A Shepherd Learns from the Creation

Points to Ponder

If You'd Like to Know More . . .

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