Wayne GrudemThe fact that man is made in the image of God means that man is like God and

represents God

God• He is the Creator and Owner of everything

Psalm 24:1-2• The earth is the Lord's, and

everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.

God• He is the Creator and Owner of everything• God is Holy & Righteous

1 Peter 1:16• for it is written: "Be holy, because I

am holy."

God• He is the Creator and Owner of everything• God is Holy & Righteous• He requires Perfect Obedience to His law

Matthew 5:8• Be perfect, therefore, as your

heavenly Father is perfect

James 2:10-11• For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in

one point has become accountable for all of it. For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law

Man1. God created Mankind in His Image

Genesis 1:27• So God created man in his own

image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Genesis 5:3• When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered

a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth

Luke 22:42• "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup

from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

John 4:34• Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will

of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

Romans 1:21,25• For although they (men) knew God,

they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him…they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen

Man1. God created Mankind in His Image2. Everyone has broken God’s Law

Wayne GrudemAny failure to conform to the moral law

of God in act, attitude, or nature.

Grace Evangelism

Any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, attitude, or nature.

Romans 3:10-11,23

• As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Isaiah 53:6• We all, like sheep, have gone

astray, each of us has turned to his own way

Ecclesiastes 7:20• Surely there is not a righteous man on earth

who does good and never sins.

Man1. God created Mankind in His Image

2. Everyone has broken God’s Law3. The Consequence for our sin is

Separation from God

Isaiah 59:2• But your iniquities have separated

you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you

Romans 6:23• For the wages of sin is death, but the

gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Man1. God created Mankind in His Image

2. Everyone has broken God’s Law3. The Consequence for our sin is

Separation from God4. Good Works and intentions cannot

save Anyone

Ephesians 2:8-9• For by grace you have been saved through

faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast

Titus 3:5• He saved us, not because of

righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

Isaiah 64:6• All of us have become like one who is

unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;

Jeremiah 17:9• The heart is deceitful above all things

and beyond cure. Who can understand it?