Man Man is the
special creation of God, made in His own image. He created
them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. The gift
of gender is thus part of the goodness of God's creation. In
the beginning man was innocent of sin and was endowed by
his Creator with freedom of choice. By his free choice man
sinned against God and brought sin into the human race.
Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the
command of God, and fell from his original innocence
whereby his posterity inherit a nature and an environment
inclined toward sin. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of moral
action, they become transgressors and are under
condemnation. Only the grace of God can bring man into His
holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the creative
purpose of God. The sacredness of human personality is
evident in that God created man in His own image, and in
that Christ died for man; therefore, every person of every
race possesses full dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian
love.
Genesis 1:26-30; 2:5,7,18-22; 3; 9:6; Psalms 1; 8:3-6; 32:1-5; 51:5; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 17:5; Matthew 16:26; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 1:19-32; 3:10-18,23; 5:6,12,19; 6:6; 7:14-25; 8:14-18,29; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; 15:19,21-22; Ephesians 2:1-22; Colossians 1:21-22; 3:9-11.