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The Christian Consensus About Humanity

There are three essential Christian perspectives on human nature and existence that stand in stark contrast with most other anthropological viewpoints.  First, humans are both animal (physical beings that are part of nature) and spiritual (beings that transcend nature and physical existence).  Second, humans are God’s special creatures who possess the gift of God’s own image and likeness.  Third, humans are born “damaged goods” in the sense of inheriting a spiritual corruption that pervades every aspect of their being and leads inevitably to perosnal acts of disobedience to God (that is, they are all sinners even before they commit “sins”).  This third belief is known in Christian theology as “original sin” and “inherited depravity.”

The Mosaic of Christian Belief:  Twenty Centureies of Unity & Diveristy (Page 201)