Mankind

2 Corinthians 4:13 – “We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written (Psalm 116:10), I believe, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe and therefore speak…..”

We believe that the first man, Adam, was created in the image of God and that God made the first woman, Eve, out of a rib that He took from Adam’s side.  At the moment of creation man became a living soul, possessed a human spirit, living in a human body, made from the dust of the ground, with the powers of procreation.  Adam and Eve sinned against God and their progeny were conceived in their fallen state.  All men and woman have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  There is not one righteous in God’s sight.

• Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
• Romans 3:10 - As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
• Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;