Q10. How did God create man?
God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
Genesis 1:27
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
Colossians 3:10
“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.”
Ephesians 4:24
“And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Genesis 1:28
“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
Commentary — Thomas Vincent (1674)
Question 1. Why did God create man male and female?
Answer. God created man male and female for his mutual help, and for the propagating of mankind. Gen. 2:18. "And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an help meet for him." Gen. 1:27-28. "God created man male and female: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it."
Question 2. What is meant by the image of God, after which man was first created?