Theologies - Clover

D. Man as Male and Female
1. Equality of personhood (worth, dignity, value)
a. By virtue of creation
Genesis 1:27
"So God created mankind in His own image,
in the image of God He created them; male and female
He created them."
b. By virtue of salvation
Galatians 3:26-28
"So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith,
27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed
yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither
slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in
Christ Jesus."
Implication :
By creative design man and woman are equally,
fully created in the image of God. This act bestows
divine dignity upon both man and woman
equally. After the fall, both man and woman
need salvation; both man and woman are equally
saved and equally restored to relationship to God
in Christ. This is equality of personhood.
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