What is Man?

I. Man according to God's Original Purpose - Hebrews 2:6
A. Man in creation
1. Image and dominion - Gen. 1:26-28
B. Man in the fall
1. Image - Gen. 9:6; James 3:9
2. Dominion - Gen. 3:15; Psa. 8:3-9
C. Man in redemption
1. Image - Col. 1:14-15
2. Dominion - Heb. 2:8-9
D. Man in the Christian life
1. Image - Rom. 8:28-29; 2 Cor. 3:17-18
2. Dominion - Phil. 3:21
E. Man in the church
1. Image - Col. 3:10-11
2. Dominion - Eph. 1:19-23
F. Man in the millennium
1. Image - 1 Cor. 15:49
2. Dominion - Rev. 20:1-6
G. Man in the New Jerusalem
1. Image - Rev. 22:4
2. Dominion - Rev. 22:5
II. Man according to the Present and Future Kingdom - Hebrews 2:1-8
A. The items included in "so great a salvation" - Heb. 2:3
1. Justification - Rom. 5:1
2. Regeneration - John 3:3, 6-7
3. Sanctification - Heb. 2:11
4. Transfiguration - Phil. 3:21
5. Vocation - Heb. 2:7
6. Restoration - Heb. 2:5; Acts 3:20-21
7. Subjection - Heb. 2:8
B. The word of the kingdom
1. The Lord and the apostles - Heb. 2:3-4
2. A present reality and a future hope - Heb. 2:7-8
III. Man according to Jesus - Hebrews 2:9-18
A. Jesus is the proper man - Heb. 2:9
1. Inferior to the angels because of being limited as a man - Heb. 2:9
2. The purpose of His becoming a man was to accomplish redemption and reconciliation through the crucifixion - Heb. 2:9
B. Jesus is the fulfillment and reality of God's heart's desire in the universe - Heb. 2:10
C. Jesus is the Author/Pioneer of man's salvation - Heb. 2:10
D. Jesus is the Sanctifier of the ones being sanctified - Heb. 2:11; Rom. 6:19, 22
E. Jesus and those being sanctified are of the same Source - Heb. 2:11; Eph. 1:4-6
F. Jesus is our Brother - Heb. 2:11-12; John 20:17; Rom. 8:29
G. Jesus employs the church as His own corporate channel to worship the Father
- Heb. 2:12; Gal.4:6; Matt. 18:20; Rev. 1:13
H. Jesus, the children, and God the Father - Heb. 2:13
I. Jesus dealing with Satan - Heb. 2:14-15
J. Jesus is totally identified with man in His temptations in order to supply man with genuine help - Heb. 2:16-18