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

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Points to Ponder

These questions are intended as a study aid, to spur thought on the concepts discussed in the lesson and help you apply them on a personal level. We suggest you take the time to write out your answers to these questions and compare them to the scriptures given. Please feel free to write us with any comments or suggestions, including questions about this lesson or the rest of the course.

• What is the basic, fundamental difference between human beings and other creatures? (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7; 9:6).
• Does man have an immortal soul? What happens to the soul that sins? (Ezekiel 18:4,20; Ecclesiastes 12:7).
• Some people do not believe that Jesus came in the flesh. Did Jesus Christ become truly human? (1 John 4:3; 1 Timothy 2:5; Isaiah 52:2).
• Have all human beings been created in the image of God? (James 3:9). Was the man Jesus also made in the image of God? (2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Colossians 1:13-15).
• What are we ultimately destined to become? (Romans 8:28) And whose glory will we have? (Colossians 3:4).
• Many believe that heaven is the reward of the saved. Where will the resurrected saints of God rule? (Revelation 5:9-10).
• What family relationship is typified by the relationship between God and Jesus Christ? (Mark 1:1; Matthew 11:27; Colossians 1:3).
• Where did Jesus get the understanding and doctrine that He expressed to the people of His day? (John 7:16).
• Is God the Father our Father also, or only the Father of Jesus Christ? (John 20:17).
• As Christ was glorified, will each of us be glorified, too, as we are made perfect through our sufferings? (Hebrews 2:10).

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• A Reminder (bsc10)
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• Glossary (bsc2)
• How to Learn More from this Bible-Study Course
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• Tengo Famiglia (Reflections on Our Spiritual Family)
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• The Wonderful World Beyond Today! Part 7: The Universe and Beyond
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• The Miracle of Birth: "I Saw God Today"
• What's the Purpose of Family?
• God's Spirit and Our Destiny
• Three Mind-Bending Truths About Your Future
• What Is Your Ultimate Purpose in Life?
• The Mission and Responsibility of the Church
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• Do Some Verses Deny a Divine Family?
• The God Family (booklet1)
• God's Plan to "Bring Many Sons to Glory"
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• Destined for a Moment
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• Vantage Point: How Far Ahead Do You Think?
• The Questions of Life & God's Holy Days
• The Value of God
• Bearing Our Cross Like Christ
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• Asking the Crucial Questions
• Evidence All Around Us
• Groping for Meaning and Morality
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• Hope for a Troubled World
• The Question of the Ages
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• Introduction (bsc3)
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• Historical Insights into Human Suffering
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• The Search for Life
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