Humanity, both male and female, was created in the image of God according to His likeness and therefore every person of every race possesses full dignity and is equally worthy of respect and Christian love (Gen 1:26-27). In this original condition, humanity existed without sin and therefore in unhindered relationship with God his Maker. However, tragically Adam distorted that image and forfeited his original blessedness—for himself and all his progeny—by falling into sin through Satan’s temptation (Gen 3:1-13). As a result of this original sin, all human beings are alienated from God, corrupted in every aspect of their being (e.g., physically, mentally, volitionally, emotionally, spiritually) and condemned finally and irrevocably to death—apart from God’s own gracious intervention (Gen 6:5; Jer 17:9; Rom 3:9-20; 5:12-21). The supreme need of all human beings is to be reconciled to the God under whose just and holy wrath we stand and the only hope of all human beings is the undeserved love of this same God, who alone can rescue us and restore us to himself.