How did God create man?
God created man, male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
Proofs
- God created man, male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures. (Genesis 1:26â28; Colossians 3:10; Ephesians 4:24)
Additional Exposition
Section 1
Were there any men before Adam?
Answer: No.
Proof: He was the first man, (1 Corinthians 15:45)
Are all men then derived from Adam?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: He hath made of one blood all nations of men, (Acts 17:26)
And did Adam himself derive his being from God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Who was the son of God, (Luke 3:38)
Section 2
Did God create man male and female?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Male and female created he them, (Genesis 5:2)
Was there a difference in the manner of their creation?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For the man is not the woman, but the woman of the man, (1 Corinthians 11:8)
And in the order of their creation?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For Adam was first formed, and then Eve, (1 Timothy 2:13)
And in the end of their creation?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man, (1 Corinthians 11:9)
Section 3
Was man made after the image of God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: God created man after his own image, (Genesis 1:27)
Did that image consist in knowledge?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For we are renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created us, (Colossians 3:10)
And in righteousness and holiness?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For the new man after God, is created in righteousness and true holiness, (Ephesians 4:24)
And in authority and government?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For thou hast put all things under his feet, (Psalm 8:6)
Was this state of man a very glorious one?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, (Psalm 8:5)
But was it an abiding one?
Answer: No.
Proof: For man being in honour abideth not, (Psalm 49:12)