The Complete History of Mankind 8 The Complete History of Mankind

Original Goodness In the beginning God created the universe and man to be good. Man disobeyed God and consequently was separated from God and made subject to suffering and death along with all creation.

Original Goodness Since then, God has acted in human history in a dynamic way in order to reconcile man to Himself through Jesus Christ.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. - Genesis 1:26-27

God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” - Genesis 1:28

The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.” - Genesis 2:16-17

Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” - Genesis 2:18

Original Goodness Relationship with God Manage creation/produce society Ability to choose Ability to do God’s will.

The Fall of Man Through Sin When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. - Genesis 3:6

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. - Genesis 3:7

They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. - Genesis 3:8

Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” - Genesis 3:9-11

The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” - Genesis 3:12-13

Results of the Fall Rebellion Shame Anger Loss of innocence Unbalancing of original order

Misinterpretation Original Sin Augustine – R.C. – 4th Century Human Nature Corrupt Guilt Imputed to Future Generations

Results of Original Sin Infant Baptism Baptism for the Dead Predestination / Election Baptism Becomes a Symbol Once Saved Always Saved “Tongues” etc.

Results of the Fall Original Goodness The Fall “Original Sin” Predestination Arb. Election Irresistible Grace Infant Baptism Once Saved Always Saved Baptism for Dead

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear. - Isaiah 59:2

The person who sins will die The person who sins will die. The son will not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity, nor will the father bear the punishment for the son’s iniquity; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself. “But if the wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed and observes all My statutes and practices justice and righteousness, he shall surely live; he shall not die. - Ezekiel 18:20-21

Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. - Acts 2:38

This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. - I Timothy 2:3-4

Man’s spiritual destiny is in his own hands!

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, - II Corinthians 5:17-18

namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation. - II Corinthians 5:19

Major Christian Doctrine Inspiration of the Bible Divinity of Christ Original Goodness Fall of Man Restoration / Reconciliation 1. Election 2. Predestination 3. Atonement 4. Redemption 5. Regeneration 6. Adoption 7. Justification 8. Perfection 9. Sanctification 10. Salvation