The Belgic Confession, Article XIV (4): Man Created In God’s Image

One concise statement in the fourteenth article of the Belgic Confession expresses volumes of truth concerning the image of God. "We believe that God created man out of the dust of the earth and made and formed him after his own image and likeness, good, righteous, and holy, capable in all things to will agreeably to the will of God." We have considered the implications of God having formed man out of the dust of the ground. We examine in this article the effects of God's image upon man. One...