The Trinity, Gender, Marriage, Sex, and the History of the Entire Universe

Question 1

why are we here?

• according to ________ ________: God ________ ________ to be ________ by ________ ________ who was ________ in ________ from the ________ of ________; he ________ us to be ________ by ________ his ________ which would ________ him ________
• this means that ________ ________ ________: the ________ was, the ________ was ________ ________, the ________ was ________ ________ because it found, ________ ________ in each ________
• we were ________ to ________ in this ________ ________

Answer 1

• jonathan edwards: created man, happy, enjoying God, happy, himself, days, eternity; made, blessed, witnessing, excellence, bring, glory
• before time began: trinity, trinity, perfectly happy, trinity, perfectly happy, eternal joy, other
• created, participate, eternal joy

Question 2

the biblical picture of gender and marriage is established in which bible passage?

Answer 2

genesis 1-2 (1:26-28, 2:15-25, 2:23-25)

Question 3

Genesis 1:26-28

making adam

• we are ________ ________ of ________ (________, ________, ________, ________, ________)
• it’s about ________ ________ ________, not ________ ________ ________; thus you have ________ ________ ________
• you can ________ ________ being an ________ of ________
• ________ and ________ are ________ of ________ to be ________ at ________ ________
• ________: ________ are ________ to ________ the ________ and be ________ to the ________
• ________: we are ________ to ________ the ________

Answer 3

• image-bearers, God (moral, intelligent, relational, rational, spiritual)
• who you are, what you do; value despite sin
• never stop, image, God
• male, female, images, God, held, high esteem
• dominion: humans, called, steward, earth, good, world
• procreation: meant, fill, world

Question 4

Genesis 2:15-25

• very ________
• Genesis 2:15 - “God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it”
• ________
• ________
• ________ ________ (________ is not ________ than and not there to just ________ ________ with his ________)
• ________ to be ________ ________; ________ by ________

Answer 4

• poetic
• complementarity
• companionship
• suitable helper (eve, less, help adam, job)
• created, his equal; side, side

Question 5

Implications of Genesis 2:15-25

1. in Genesis 2, we see the ________ ________ of ________ ________ to ________ ________ the ________ to ________ in ________
   - ________; ________ ________ to ________
2. the ________ doesn’t ________ a ________ to ________ ________ of the ________
   - ________
3. a ________ is ________ to put ________ ________ the ________ of a ________ ________
   - ________; the ________ ________ is not ________
4. the ________ is ________ to ________ ________
   - ________, but the ________ is too; they ________ ________ to ________ ________ and ________
5. the ________ ________ has ________
   - ________
6. the ________ ________ and the ________ ________ is the ________ of ________
   - ________; ________ are ________ and ________ are ________ ________
7. the ________ of the ________ ________ is ________ ________, not a ________ ________ ________
   - ________

Answer 5

1. first indicators, God’s desire, give man, authority, lead, marriage
   - false; not accurate, Genesis
2. Bible, prohibit, woman, work outside, home
   - true
3. wife, choosing, herself under, leadership, fallen man
   - false; word “submit,” there
4. husband, called, servant leadership
   - true, wife; both submit, each other, God
5. marital relationship, structure
   - true
6. husband’s leading, wife’s helping, shape, marriage
   - false; both, leading, both, working together
7. shape, marital relationship, God’s design, made up idea
   - true

Question 6

Genesis 2:23-25

Question 7

Implications of Genesis 2:23-25

Question 8

why was marriage designed?

Question 9

what two major symbols of marriage bookend the bible?

Question 10

will we be married in heaven?

Question 11

to summarize, marriage is:

Question 12

if marriage foreshadows God’s eternal love for the church, then what must also find its place in this framework?

Question 13

A Biblical View of Sex

Question 14

3 Points to Consider about Sex
1. h
2. h
3. h

Question 15

what is the first biblical purpose of sex?

Question 16

how can we apply the first biblical purpose of sex?

Question 17

what is the second biblical purpose of sex?