Nancy Pearcey on the Inherent Value of Teenagers

Well, perhaps the title of the post is misleading.  She is not writing here specifically on teenagers, but the application is more than appropriate:

The Bible does not begin with the Fall but with Creation: Our value and dignity are rooted in the fact that we are created in the image of God, with the high calling of being His representatives on earth.  In fact, it is only because humans have such high value that sin is so tragic.  If we were worthless to begin with, then the all would be a trivial event.  When a cheap trinket is broken, we toss it aside with a shrug.  But when a priceless masterpiece is defaced, we are horrified.  It is because humans are the masterpiece of God's creation that the destructiveness of sin produces such horror and sorrow.

Nancy Pearey in Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity, page 87

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