Conversely, must the literal nature of the Genesis creation story be discounted in ... the sacred writers did not want to teach man facts that would be of no avail for their salvation." ...

and the man became a living being. (Genesis 2:7) Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the ...

Genesis 1:31 Creation also highlights God’s transcendence. Christians believe he is above and beyond the universe and human understanding. So God created mankind in his own image, in the image ...