The Incredible Human Potential PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

THE INCREDIBLE HUMAN POTENTIAL 149his angeis, ÜOD IS REPRODUCING HIMSELF THROUGH HUMANBEINGS!The super archangel Lucifer was the supreme pinnacle ofGod's creative power in a created being. When he turned to rebellion,it left ONL Y Goo Himself who could be utterly relied onNEVER to deviate from God's W A Y - God's GOVERNMENT. lt is impossiblefor God to sin - because He WILL NOT! lt now becameGod's purpose to reproduce Himself through human beings.That required the development in human beings ofGod's ownholy, righteous CHARACTER. lt was necessary, for this purpose, thatman be composed of physical matter, that he CHOOSE God's government,reject Lucifer's (now Satan's) self-centered rebelliousway, and strive to overcome it. God's PURPOSE in having puthumans on earth can be achieved only by man coming to chooseGod's GOVERNMENT as God's way of life - to reject with utter finalitySatan's way, completely overcoming it.So God created MAN out of physical matter. God created inman a MIND like God's, though of course inferior, because it wascomposed of physical brain, empowered with intellect by a spirit(essence) in each.Although the holy and righteous CHARACTER to be developedwithin man must actually come from God, each human mustmake his own decision. He must make his own choice to rejectSatan's WAY, strive against it, and to obey God's GOVERNMENT.Adam was compelled, therefore, to make the choice. Godpurposely allowed Satan opportunity to confront Adam with hisway of rebellion. But He did NOT allow Satan to get to Adam first.God Himself instructed Adam in Goo's WAY- the way of theGOVERNMENT OF ÜOD based on the LA W OF ÜOD, just as Luciferand his angels had been first instructed in the ways of THE GOV­ERNMENT OF ÜOD.Then God allowed Satan to confront Adam. Satan got toAdam through his wife. Satan subtilely deceived Eve into ms­BELIEVING what God had taught them. Adam followed her inchoosing rebellion and rejecting God's rule and government overthem. They took to themse/ves the knowledge of what is good andwhat is evil - deciding for themselves right from wrong.Then, something happened to the minds of Adam and Eve -