THE VALUE OF MAN

PSALMS 8:1

A. HUMAN ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF MAN
  1. Chemists say 'man' is worth about ninety-eight cents:
  2. Nations' estimate of man in time of war:
    1. Used to be less than the price of a good horse.
    2. Less than any investment made for military reasons.
  3. In places of amusements, man is worth less than the satisfaction of animal passions, less than a filthy dollar made either in a liquor store or in a tavern, or in a theater:
B. MAN'S IMPORTANCE IN THE UNIVERSE
  1. Counted as a small dust: Isa. 40:15
  2. Lighter than nothing: Ps. 62:9
  3. His endurance is comparable to:
    1. Green grass - Isa. 40:6; 1 Pet. 1:24
    2. Vapor - Jas. 4:14
    3. A tale that is told - Ps. 90:9
  4. His stand before God:
    1. As an unclean thing - Isa. 64:6
    2. A condemned rebel - Rom. 3:23, 9-11
    3. A slave to evil habits - Rom. 7:15-17, 25, 26; Jer. 13:23
    4. A captive of Satan - John 8:34, 44; 2 Tim. 2:26; Rom. 6:16
    5. The prodigal son - Luke 15:11-32
    6. The lost sheep - Luke 15:1-6
    7. A stranger to the promise of God - Eph. 2:11
    8. Less than nothing - Ps. 62:9
C. CHANGED VALUES
  1. The gospel of Jesus Christ has changed the value of man:
    1. He has again become a son of God - 1 John 3:1-3; John 1:12, 13
    2. A new creation - 2 Cor. 5:14-17; Eph. 2:10
    3. Worth more than the whole world - Matt. 16:26
    4. The salt of the earth - Matt. 5:13
    5. The light of the world - Matt. 5:14-16
    6. A costly pearl - Matt. 13:45, 46
    7. One of God's treasured jewels - Mal. 3:16, 17
    8. A saint - Ps. 50:5; 1 Cor. 1:2
    9. A fellow heir to God's promises - Eph. 3:6
  2. The price God was willing to pay for man's redemption:
    1. "Ye are bought with a price" - 1 Cor. 6:20
    2. The price for man's redemption included the best Heaven had to offer - John 3:16
    3. Holy angels are put to serve men that are to be heirs of God's kingdom - Heb. 1:13, 14
      1. They protect him against danger - Ps. 34:7; Dan. 6:22
      2. They deliver men from death - Acts 5:19
      3. They are God's messengers of peace to men - Luke 2:13, 14
      4. They will gather the saints for a trip to heaven - Matt. 24:31
    4. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is wholly dedicated to the preparation of man for immortality - John 16:13; Zech. 4:6


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