This is the first of a two-week look at the Bible's teaching on gender. The focus of this message is one the fundamental equality of men and women as beings created in the image of God. We look at six different aspects of the unity of men and women as revealed in the Bible. Men and women are equal in dignity on account of their being created in the image of God, in their necessity to fulfill the creation mandate, in their depravity as a result of sin and its devastations, in their participation in salvation history, their redemption as co-heirs of life in Christ, and their mutuality in marriage. This message is fundamental and must be kept in mind as we explore distinctions between men and women in the following message.
