2. The Plight of Man

3. We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.

4. “…God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” (Genesis 1:26, NKJV)

5. T HE C REATION OF M AN “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27)

6. T HE C REATION OF M AN “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24)

7. T HE C OLLAPSE OF M AN “…through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—” (Romans 5:12)

8. T HE C OLLAPSE OF M AN “For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.” (Rom. 8:29-30)