The Birth of Mankind

Genesis teaches that man was created in the image and likeness of God: spiritual, creative, thinking, feeling, and with the ability to communicate. The image was marred when Adam and Eve sinned. The rest of Scripture deals with how to restore sinful man with a Holy God. God created first Adam and then Eve, the woman, to be a “completer” for man. Marriage, man and woman united exclusively, is God’s perfect plan. As they grow closer to God, they grow closer to each other. With God’s help, men and women can be adequate people, parents, and partners.