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To: RnMomof7
Wesley is NOT saying that man is still made in God's image..He is defending his theology here..that somehow the fall was not totally deadly the dead man could still breath a little bit.

It's nice that you know what Wesley was saying. What's he saying here?

All the blessings which God hath bestowed upon man are of his mere grace, bounty, or favour; his free, undeserved favour; favour altogether undeserved; man having no claim to the least of his mercies. It was free grace that "formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into him a living soul," and stamped on that soul the image of God, and "put all things under his feet." The same free grace continues to us, at this day, life, and breath, and all things. For there is nothing we are, or have, or do, which can deserve the least thing at God's hand. "All our works, Thou, O God, hast wrought in us." These, therefore, are so many more instances of free mercy: and whatever righteousness may be found in man, this is also the gift of God. Salvation by Faith

Of course he's saying that to defend his theology. Just as you're defending your own.

163 posted on 02/27/2002 8:03:41 AM PST by Ward Smythe
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To: Ward Smythe
Of course he's saying that to defend his theology. Just as you're defending your own.

Sure no problem with that..my point was it does not change the fact that Wesley saw the fall as deadly and changing man from a creature made in Gods image to one made in Adams image.

168 posted on 02/27/2002 8:21:33 AM PST by RnMomof7
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