The Creation and Fall of Man (3): Man’s Darkened Understanding and Dead Will

Previous article in this series: January 1, 2011, p. 155. It is a common teaching that all human beings bear the image of God. Scripture, however, says that to bear God's image is to be righteous and holy, and to know God as your friend. It ought to be clear that such can be said only of the regenerated believer, who in the new man is God's child and bears His image. So how do people attempt to defend the position that all human beings bear God's image? What method do they commonly use? The...