Sin & The Nature of Man
We are made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do; we are an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and breath and all else.
When Adam & Eve disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him and fell from their high position. The image of God in them was marred and they became subject to death.
We share this fallen nature and its consequences. We are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in us the image of our Maker. Created for the glory of God, we are called to love Him and one another, and to care for our environment.
(Gen. 1:26-28;
2:7,
15;
3;
Ps.
8:4-8;
51:5,
10;
58:3;
Jer. 17:9;
Acts 17:24-28;
Rom. 5:12-17;
2 Cor. 5:19,
20;
Eph. 2:3;
1 Thess. 5:23;
1 John 3:4;
4:7,
8,
11,
20.)
