"No Regrets Confidence" will give you confidence to move into the future, but it is actually God's sovereignty that gives you freedom in future decisions. As you walk with Christ in the confidence of His power and love for you (Romans 8:31-39), you have the freedom to make future decisions knowing that God is in complete control, gives wisdom to those who seek it (James 1:5), and makes a smooth path for those who trust Him (Proverbs 3:5-6). Because of His resurrection we have a living hope (1 Peter 1:3) for the future and can lean into future decisions with confidence and freedom, because we know He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7).
If we are made in God's image, why do we sin and need salvation?
Being made in God's image (Genesis 1:26-27) does not mean we are exactly like God in every way. We are not exact replicas of God, but have been set apart from the rest of creation as His special representatives. We know that God has created us to live in community, as a representation that the Triune God co-exists in perfect unity (Isaiah 48:16; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; John 17:22; Galatians 3:15; 1 John 5:7). We are given dominion over the earth and display God's glory in a unique way to the rest of the creation in order that we might represent God on the earth (Genesis 1:28; Psalm 8:3-6).
One of the most glaring ways we are we are unlike God is that we chose to abuse our decision-making capacity in such a way that we chose not to represent God as we were created to (Genesis 3:1-7). That sin brought separation from God, and put us each in dire need of salvation.
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