Man, His Fall & His Redemption - 6

Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God. But through Adam’s transgression and fall, sin came into the world. Man thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death and all of its ramifications. Man’s willful transgression brought about separation from God and put the entire human race in need of redemption. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the works of the devil. He gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God. Because man is created in God’s image, every person of every race possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love. (See Genesis 1:26-28; Romans 5:12-15; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22; James 2:9-10; Romans 3:10,23; 1 John 3:8.)