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NASB | Genesis 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. [Col 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9] |
Subject: Is It Human to Sin? |
Bible Note: Steve, The point I am making is not to deny we are human - that's a given - but the assertion that it is only human to sin. God designed us not for the purposes of sinning, although given free will the potential was there, but for the purposes of fulfilling his will, which we have obviously failed to do. As such, we have all acted contrary to God's design, that is, original intent. Therefore, humans only act human - that is, according to God's original intent for the way humans are to behave - when they do what is morally right; they behave less than human (although being human) when they sin; their actions are more in accord with a beast rather than a human. God never intended for sin to be part of the human condition or nature. As a sinner, man cannot "ultimately do [what is] according to God's purposes"; nevertheless, God is able to ultimately fulfill His own purposes since He is sovereign. |