The Plight The Plight of Manof Man

We believe that man was We believe that man was created in the image of created in the image of God but fell into sin and God but fell into sin and

is therefore lost, and only is therefore lost, and only through regeneration by through regeneration by

the Holy Spirit can the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual salvation and spiritual

life be obtained.life be obtained.

“…“…God said, ‘Let Us make man God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our in Our image, according to Our

likeness; let them have likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all and over the cattle, over all

the earth and over every the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on creeping thing that creeps on

the earth.’” (Genesis 1:26, the earth.’” (Genesis 1:26, NKJV)NKJV)

THE CREATION OF MANTHE CREATION OF MAN

““So God created man in So God created man in His own image; His own image;

in the image of God He in the image of God He created him; male and created him; male and

female He created female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27)them.” (Genesis 1:27)

THE CREATION OF MANTHE CREATION OF MAN

““God is Spirit, and God is Spirit, and those who worship Him those who worship Him must worship in spirit must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24)and truth.” (John 4:24)

THE COLLAPSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF MANMAN

“…“…through one man sin through one man sin entered the world, and entered the world, and death through sin, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all thus death spread to all men, because all sinnedmen, because all sinned

—” (Romans 5:12)—” (Romans 5:12)

THE COLLAPSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF MANMAN

““For whom He foreknew, For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be He also predestined to be conformed to the image of conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He He predestined, these He

also called; whom He also called; whom He called, these He also called, these He also

justified; and whom He justified; and whom He justified, these He also justified, these He also

glorified.” (Rom. 8:29-30)glorified.” (Rom. 8:29-30)