| Man and woman were made in the image of God with
individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do. Though created free beings, each
is an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and breath
and all else. When our first parents disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him
and fell from their high position under God. The image of God in them was marred and they
became subject to death. Their descendants share this fallen nature and its consequences.
They are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the
world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in penitent mortals the image of their Maker.
Created for the glory of God, they are called to love Him and one another, and to care for
their environment. |
Gen. 1:26-28.
