Humankind was made in the image of God, however, that image was distorted and broken and we are now separated from God by our sins. Even in our sin that image of God remains. We can be restored to our relationship with God through faith in Christ. The Bible is both the Word of God and the word of man. It is inspired but also very human.
Moderates embrace biblical criticism of the Bible.
They believe that the picture of Jesus in the Gospel's is colored by the church's faith in Christ as savior. Because of their emphasis on personal faith they are not very concerned about this coloring. They are the least likely to enter into a debate about what Jesus actually said. They try to balance scripture within the frame work of tradition, experience, and reason. While not rejecting the moral law of the Old and New Testament they put their greatest emphasis on love, as do the liberals.