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In the beginning, God created the earth. For six days he labored to create a beautiful place filled with beautiful creations. On the sixth day, he created his magnum opus- humans- and commissioned them to rule and steward the creation that he had made. He created them in his image- meaning that they were created with meaning and purpose
to reflect his attributes here on earth

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God created humans to flourish on the earth- to make the most of the resources that he gave them. He equipped them with the capacity to learn and do well and in creating them with meaning and purpose, gave them the desire to want to make a difference upon the earth that he created

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Teachers are given the abilities they have

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Teachers are given the abilities they have

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Relating to the realm of education, because teachers have been created by God, they have also been given the power that they need to do well in the job that he's called them to. They are able to find purpose and meaning in their jobs because they were created to cultivate the earth

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Because they were created in the image of God, students have been given the ability to learn. They have the capacity within them to flourish and do well.

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The Fall distorted the way things were originally meant to be

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The Fall distorted the way things were originally meant to be

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When sin entered the world, it marred the beautiful creation that God had made. Because of the effect of sin within their hearts, humans began to stray away from their original design for flourishing

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The Fall places major implications on students

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The Fall places major implications on students

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Because of the Fall students:
-Have a jaded image of their capabilities
-Can come from broken homes
- Have sin within their hearts
- Can behave poorly

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The Fall also places major implications on teachers

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The Fall also places major implications on teachers

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Because of the Fall teachers:
-Have jaded images of their capabilities
-Can grow discouraged in teaching, feeling like there is no worth in it
- Can grow angry and frustrated with students
- Have sin in their hearts

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Because God has redeemed us, we can be reminded of the purpose that God created us with

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Because God has redeemed us, we can be reminded of the purpose that God created us with

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As teachers, we have the chance to teach with the purpose that God has given us to steward the students that the Lord has given us

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Because we as teachers know that God has redeemed us

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Because we as teachers know that God has redeemed us

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-We know that our mistakes are covered by his grace
-We know that God is with us in our difficult moments in the classroom
-We can have confidence in what we do
-We can see and respond to our students knowing that they are redeemed by Christ as well

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God desired to save us from our fallen states- and restore us again to live the lives of purpose that he originally intended for us to live

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God desired to save us from our fallen states- and restore us again to live the lives of purpose that he originally intended for us to live

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In redeeming us, God has alleviated us from the weight of sin- we are now able to live flourishing lives for him, stewarding the earth that he has given us

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- Able to be used by God even in their weaknesses
- Reminded of the  purpose that they have in what they do
- Able to respond to students with compassion and grace because they themselves have been given compassion and grace

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-Able to live not with a jaded image of themselves but with a restored image of themselves, knowing that they are redeemed by Christ
- Able to receive grace
- Able to flourish and do well because they have been created with purpose

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Whether we are a teacher or a student, we have purpose in what we do because we were created Imago Dei