The Hexaemeron or Creation-Week (15): The Creation of Man (8)

Continuing our discussion of the creation of man, we would remind the reader that we made the ob­servation toward the close of our preceding article that Adam's relationship to God was a covenant rela­tion. We do not purpose to enter once more into a detailed discussion of the idea of the covenant. At this time we merely wish to emphasize the fact that our covenant conception is also based upon the crea­tion of Adam and the resulting relation in which he stood to the living God. Continuing our...