Genesis 9:1-7 (NASB)

1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every animal of the earth and on every bird of the sky; on everything that crawls on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea. They are handed over to you. 3 Every moving thing that is alive shall be food for you; I have given everything to you, as I gave the green plant. 4 But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. 5 I certainly will require your lifeblood; from every animal I will require it. And from every person, from every man as his brother I will require the life of a person.

6
Whoever sheds human blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made mankind.
7
As for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”

God blesses mankind with provision and protection in the new world where sin and corruption will soon abound again.

God’s Blessing: The Creation Mandate (9:1, 7)

1) Provision: Animals given for food (9:2-3)

2) Prohibition: Don’t eat the blood (9:4)

3) Protection: Sanctity of human life (9:5-6)

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Colossians 3:22-4:1 (NASB)

22 Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. 25 For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.

4:1 Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

Outline: 4 Aspects of service/labor contained within God’s commands to slaves & masters that compel all believers to work and serve in devoted submission to their Lord Jesus:

I.  Outward (3:22a)

II.  Inward (3:22b-23)

III./IV.  Onward & Upward (3:23-4:1)

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Colossians 3:18-4:1 (NASB)

18 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. 20 Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.

22 Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve. 25 For he who does wrong will receive the consequences of the wrong which he has done, and that without partiality.

4: 1 Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

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