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The text explains why humans search for identity and purpose, and how the answers shape daily life. It narrates God’s creative beginning: God is eternal, invisible, infinite, and personal, and His word brings order from emptiness. Humanity is created in God’s image, blessed with a clear stewardship role to work, care, and flourish.","God's story-our story  \nEnglish  \nGod's story-our story  \nEnglish  \nCopyright © 2022, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nTranslated by Dr.Bettina Gottschlich-Modibale  \nOriginal in French L'histoire de Dieu-notre histoire , written by Dr. Bettina Gottschlich-Modibale. illustrations on cover as well as pages 3, 12, 14, 19  \nfrom Gordon Thompson, © 2012 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. CC:BY-NC-ND.  \nWe are image bearers  \nWe are created with His character, God's character  \n· of love,  \n· of mercy,  \n· of grace,  \n· of holiness,  \n· of wisdom,  \n· of faithfulness,  \n· of truthfulness,  \n· of righteousness,  \n· of justice, etc. ...  \nGod has imprinted his character in us,  \nin the different and unique creative designs of each of us in this world (Ps 139:13-16, Jer. 1:5)  \nHe has made us his image bearers .  \n(Example: I have a picture of my husband on my phone screen. I see him through the picture. It's not him, but I see him through the picture. I remember who he is, what he likes, what he doesn't like, his desire, his passion, his words, his laughter, his tears, his actions,...)  \nGod wants everyone to see who He is, through us,  \nby seeing who we are, in word and deed .  \nThere are certain questions to which every human being wants answers:  \nWhere do I come from?  \nWho am I?  \nWhere am I going?  \nWhy am I here?  \nAnd then: What story am I part of?  \nThe answers given deep inside determine how a person lives.  \nThe real answers to these questions can transform the story of a person's life.  \nThe story, God's story, begins at the beginning.  \nIn the beginning, God  \nONE GOD, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, God the Trinity.  \nBy nature, he is  \n· eternal, without beginning and without end,· invisible (God is spirit),  \n· infinite (all-powerful, omniscient, omnipresent),· and also relatable personal (God has a mind, a will, emotions),    \nHe is Yahweh,(and many other names) He is the Creator,  \nHe is \"I AM\", God was there.  \n\"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . \" (Gen. 1:1)  \nHe looked around him  \nEverything was \"without form and void\". (Gen. 1:2) This was not the way he wanted it to be.  \nSo God first turned on the light. (Gen. 1:3)  \nSimply, by his word.  \nHis word is powerful.  \nGod's word creates out of nothing.  \nGod looked around, assessed, and said, \"This is good. \"  \nThen God, the greatest biologist, chemist, physicist, economist, mathematician, artist, ... you name it, continued to create one thing after another by his word.  \nAn impressive creation, in order.  \nEverything found what he needed to live already created.  \n(First day: light, day and night, Second day: the sky and the earth,  \nThird day: the earth and the seas, vegetation of all kinds,  \nFourth day: the sun, the moon and the stars,  \nFifth day: living beings in the seas, living beings in the air,  \nSixth day: living beings on the earth, and human beings) .  \nAn impressive creation, the kingdom of God, magnificently created,  \nin beauty, abundance and order,  \nrunning smoothly in peace, and flourishing.  \nOnly one thing remained to be done.  \nWho would watch over this creation, work on it and take care of it, rule over it so that it would continue to function peacefully, multiply and flourish?  \n(Gen. 1:26, 2:15) .  \n\"So (on the sixth day) God created human beings (man) in his own image.  \nIn the image of God he created them . Male and female he created them . \" (Gen . 1:27)  \nHe blessed them, ","cbCaiugeTiKNAr2C","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiugeTiKNAr2C","pdf",2821600,1,31,"English","en",105,"# We are image bearers\n## God’s character in us\n# Why we are here\n## Identity, purpose, and story\n# God’s story begins at the beginning\n## Creation by God’s word\n## Humanity in God’s image\n## God’s stewardship calling","[{\"question\":\"What does it mean that people are image bearers?\",\"answer\":\"People reflect God’s character, seeing and understanding God through how they live in word and deed. God has imprinted His character in unique creative designs for each person.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do humans seek answers about identity and purpose?\",\"answer\":\"Every human wants to know where they come from, who they are, where they are going, and why they are here, including what story they belong to. 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