Humanity, along with the rest of our reality, is a direct creation of God. We were created in the “image” of God to reflect his character and personality, although not his physical attributes, since he has none. Initially, in Adam and Eve, humanity was created perfect without sin and reveled in an intimate relationship with God.
However, because our Edenic parents rebelled against the will of God, humanity’s nature, our very being, has become marred by sin. Sin is anything we do, say, think, or feel that goes against the will and character of God and extends into all areas of our lives, bodies and societies. Not only is humanity separated from God by a sin nature (our natural inclination to defy God), but we are also sinners by choice. We are not estranged from God simply by Adam’s mistakes, but by our own personal acts of treason against God and his will.
Because sin is engrained in our being and nature it is not something we as individuals or as a group can remove or eradicate ourselves. We are a damaged people facing the fury of God in need of someone else to save us from ourselves. This was God’s intention and the purpose for the ministry of Jesus told within the pages of the Bible.
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