Adam's Sin

The topic of the image of God is one essential to every human being because it will shape the way in which each individual will look at his or her life. A part of every human’s life is his or her vocation, which will also be changed by the view he or she holds about the image of God. The image of God is the footprint that God left in humans and in no other being in His creation, and it must shape the way in which everyone will look at his or her job.

“First, humans are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-28). Second, after the fall of Adam and Eve into sin, all humans are sinful by nature (Genesis 6:5; Romans 3:9-23)”. (“Departure from Wisdom”, Diffey, n.d., para. 9). In the beginning God created humans in his image and placed them in the Garden of Eden to live and work. They had dominion over the earth. In this time there was no sin. Once Adam and Eve were tempted and ate from the tree that was forbidden this all changed. This act introduced the sin into the world. Because of this temptation could be considered of one of humanity’s

Anselm of Canterbury, also a twelfth century theologian, had a quite different understanding of sin and redemption. He espoused the theory of Satisfaction that argued “it is not enough for humans to cease from sin. They must offer satisfaction for the sins that they have already committed” . He argued that only Jesus, who was born without sin, could offer his life to God as satisfaction. Humans could not do so because they owe everything to God.

This week’s reading concentrated on the relational aspects of the second and third persons of the trinity and how they contribute to Wesley’s theology of justification, sanctification, and assurance. Wesley saw the Christ as holding the three offices of prophet, priest, and king which I hear within my studies on a regular basis. Also, Wesley sees Jesus as being Creator, Author, Supporter, and Preserver from his relational position within the trinity. Even though I have difficulty accepting the idea of Jesus atoning for humanity’s sins, Wesley apparently accepted it whole heartedly through his understanding of the rhetoric of the day such as the satisfaction theory and penal substitution. Regardless of how it was accomplished, it is clear that Wesley found it to be a sacrifice of love for humanity and that love carries forward into the third person of the trinity, the Holy Spirit.

After reading the article on Dorothy Day, I began regarding God’s presence in the world differently. Not only was I seeing His presence through his immediate works such as nature, but I was viewing His spirit in me and all those around. Through our actions of service and mercy, we mirror God’s image and keep Him closer to us than we may

What is sin? This has been the question of scholars for centuries. Man was created in the image of God, after His likeness, but the whole human race fell in the fall of the first Adam. Not only was his moral nature grievously injured by the fall but he totally lost all spiritual life, becoming dead in trespasses and sins, therefore is subjected to the power of the devil. . "The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then, they that are in the flesh cannot please God" (Romans 8:7-8 New International Version). We as humans were born into a world that is a prisoner to sin. This is why we sometimes refer to it as the adamic nature. Each of us was born with an inbuilt bias toward sin. No one had to teach us to sin. From the moment of birth, our life was self-centered and totally focused on our needs.

During this examen, I reviewed my own image of God. This examen was similar to my previous examen on reflecting on all images of God. I am starting to understand that we can have many pictures of God, and that they can change all the time. I learned from the AU article that flawed images of God limit our freedom and lessen our embrace of life. Distorted images can form from the psychological process called projection. These distorted images can come from unwanted attitudes and emotions that we project onto God. When these flawed images come into our life, new images support our power that can emerge from our imagination all together. When we give up our images of God, they are being reclaimed by new images that can help us find God better.

McGrath strongly advocates throughout this paper that we must bring the Christian mindset to our everyday lives, serving as witnesses and to be the “salt and light” to the world.

The principle element of John Wesley’s theology is the supernatural working of God’s grace. As developed by Collins, for Wesley the Christian life was a journey made only possible by the working of God’s grace (Collins, 2007). Through the entire work of God and man, God’s nature of grace is evident. Wesley describes the movement of God’s grace in and through man in what he describes as the Via Salutis or the Way of Salvation. Furthermore, the Via Salutis address several facets of grace that Wesley identifies, including; prevenient grace, convincing grace, saving grace, assurance, sanctifying grace and glorifying grace (Collins, 2007).

Although both the Aristotelian and Christian notions of virtue are broadly based upon morality and ethics, each highlights distinct qualities in it’s quest to find the true meaning of virtue. For Aristotle, virtues are habits of excellence. They promote happiness and are essential to building a society. However, Aristotle does not believe that virtue is exact; each person has their own internal barometer of which actions are virtuous. That is to say, a virtuous behavior for each individual is not exactly the same. A Christian views virtue in a more universal way, basing their virtues on the general principles of faith and love. Faith refers specifically to a belief and trust in God, while love refers most generally to the idea that one should love one’s self and one’s neighbors unconditionally.

The remedy when we sin as a believer is to simply confess our sin (1 John 1:9). “Confess” literally means to “agree with” God about that sin. If we still defend the sinful thought or act in any way, we have not confessed. True confession produces a desire to change. But even if we sin the same way again, the solution is again confession. Confessing sin is a major truth of the Christian’s life. Confession brings the cleansing Christ provided (1 John 1:7). All sin is

The way one views the image can affect the way he or she looks at humanity. If Millard Erickson is correct in saying that the image is what makes us human, then proper understanding is of utter importance. The purpose of this paper is to present John F. Kilner’s view of the imago Dei found in his book, Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God. It will then attempt to draw out what effects this understanding of God’s image has upon the imago Dei and the doctrine of revelation.

Unlike the modern “free-market” the notion of freedom and desire is the Christian idea of freedom and willingness to pursues a social end. In working towards a goal of higher common

From the moment Adam and Eve disobeyed the Lord, the natural world was entrenched in sin. It is a part of life that no one can ignore. Even the most conservative Christian believer faces sin every day. It is with faith and hope for a true life with Christ that we are able to realize our future in Heaven. “For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God” (Romans 8:20-21 ESV). The world we live in is always tempting us towards the sins of the human body and mind, but the true believer knows that this life we are living now isn’t the life that is planned for us. It isn’t until the death of our physical bodies that we truly able to live. It is our eternal life with God that we are striving for. “For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live” (Romans 8:13 ESV).

Sin is a religious interpretation of the morals of society, claiming immoral things to be a violation of a higher law; in Christianity’s case, God’s Law. All religions, since they were first created, have in some way, discussed sin. Sin is a method of creating the moods and motivations for acting justly in society. People are encouraged to refrain from doing something because it is a sin. Sin is thought to be universally understood and believed by all followers of a religion. However, there is debate over whether sin is truly universal. Sin in Christianity is widely interpreted with many different views on what is sinful. Within Christianity, acts deemed as sinful vary depending on denominations, societal standards, and the situation in which it happens.