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I B E L I E V E : M A N I S A C R E AT E D B E I N G T O W H O M G O D G AV E A L I V I N G , E T E R N A L S O U L , B U T A P A R T F R O M G O D S S A L VA T I O N I S A L S O A F A L L E N B E I N G DEAD TO GOD AND RIGHTEOUSNESS.

A . G O D C R E AT E D M A N I N H I S O W N I M A G E . 1 . I N 6 L I T E R A L , 2 4 H O U R D AY S , G O D M A D E M A N A F T E R F I R S T C R E AT I N G A L L O T H E R S U B S TA N C E I N THE UNIVERSE. (GENESIS 1, 2) 2. GOD FORMED ADAM OUT OF THE DUST OF THE G RO U N D A N D B R E AT H E D I N T O H I M T H E B R E AT H O F LIFE. ( G E N E S I S 1 : 3 1 , E XO D U S 3 1 : 1 6 - 1 7 ) 3 . M A N WA S C R E A T E D I N T H E I M A G E O F G O D . H E WA S W I T H O U T S I N O R D E A T H A N D I N A R I G H T, R E L AT I O N S H I P T O G O D. ( G E N E S I S 1 : 2 6 - 2 7, 3 1 )

B.

M A N I S A FA L L E N B E I N G .

1 . A D A M WA S C R E A T E D F R E E F R O M S I N A N D P E R S O N A L LY C H O S E T O R E B E L A G A I N S T G O D . (GENESIS 1:31)

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2. ADAMS ORIGINAL SIN PLUNGED ALL OF M A N K I N D I N T O A S TAT E O F S I N . ( 1 ST C O R I N T H I A N S 1 5 : 2 1 - 2 2 , RO M A N S 5 : 1 7 - 1 9 ) 3. MAN HAS A FREE WILL AND CHOOSES TO OBEY O R T O R E B E L A G A I N S T G O D S C O M M A N D. (EZEKIEL 18:5, HEBREWS 9:26) 4 . T H E O N LY WAY T H A T M A N C A N B E R E C O N C I L E D T O G O D I S T H RO U G H T H E B L O O D O F J E S U S C H R I S T ( 2 ND C O R . 5 : 1 8 - 1 9 )

C . G O D C R E AT E D M A N W I T H A G O D CONSCIOUSNE SS. 1. M A N I S B O T H A M AT E R I A L B E I N G ( B O DY ) A N D S A N I M M AT E R I A L B E I N G ( S O U L , A N D S P I R I T ) .

A . B O DY T H I S M A K E S M A N WO R L D - C O N S C I O U S . B. SOUL THIS MAKES MAN SELF-CONSCIOUS. C. SPIRIT THIS MAKES MAN GOD-CONSCIOUS.

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