All heaven took a deep and joyful interest in the creation of the world and of man. Human beings were a new and distinct order. They were made “in the image of God,” and it was the Creator’s design that they should populate the earth. They were to live in close communion with heaven, receiving power from the Source of all power. Upheld
by God, they were to live sinless lives.
The Review and Herald, February 11, 1902.
The holy pair were not only children under the fatherly care of God, but students receiving instruction from the all-wise Creator. They were visited by angels, and were granted communion with their Maker, with no obscuring veil between…. The mysteries of the visible universe”–the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge”–afforded them an exhaustless source of instruction and delight.
God created man a superior being; he alone is formed in the image of God, and is capable of partaking of the divine nature, of cooperating with his Creator and executing His plans.
The Review and Herald, April 21, 1885.
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