{"id":991,"date":"2009-09-04T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T05:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.galmin.co.za\/blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2009-09-01T18:32:56","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T16:32:56","slug":"essential-doctrines-of-the-bible-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.galmin.co.za\/?p=991","title":{"rendered":"Essential Doctrines of the Bible (part 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where does mankind fit into the plan of God? What is man and what is his destiny? Today we look at humankind as part 6 of Essential doctrines of the Bible.
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\nClick here if you missed the series so far (go to part 1).<\/a><\/p>\n

Humankind<\/strong>
\nGod created man and woman in His spiritual, moral, and intellectual image (Genesis 1:27). Humans are made of body, soul, and spirit (I Thessalonians 5:23). The soul and spirit compose the eternal part of man, including intellect, personality, emotions, will, self-consciousness, intuition, conscience, and God-consciousness.<\/p>\n

Originally, human nature was innocent and sinless, with a totally free will. Adam and Eve chose to disobey God and thereby brought sin into the human race. Everyone is now born with a sinful nature\u2014the compulsion to sin, the dominion of sin (Romans 3:9; 5:12, 19; 7:14). The sinful nature inevitably leads to sinful acts, resulting in condemnation. The Bible emphatically declares that all humans are sinners (I Kings 8:46; Proverbs 20:9; Isaiah 64:6). Everyone is under sin and is guilty before God (Romans 3:9, 19). \u201cThere is none righteous, no, not one\u201d (Romans 3:10). \u201cFor all have sinned and come short of the glory of God\u201d (Romans 3:23).<\/p>\n

As a result, humanity is under the sentence of death, physically and spiritually. \u201cFor the wages of sin is death\u201d (Romans 6:23). \u201cSin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death\u201d (James 1:15). Death means separation, and the ultimate spiritual death is eternal separation from God.<\/p>\n

Everyone needs salvation from sin and its penalty, death. And God has provided salvation through Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n

From ‘Doctrines of the Bible’ by David K Bernard<\/em><\/p>\n

Salvation? Part 7 is scheduled for 5 September 2009<\/p>\n