Creation regained by Albert Wolters

Creation regained

Creation regained is a book written by Albert Wolters, which was published in the year
2005 (Wolters, 1). Over the many years that have passed by the book has been translated into
eight different languages. The book analyses various categories in the history of humans. The
main categories that the book focuses on are redemption, fall, and creation. The book also
contains multiple challenges that the Christians fare when redeeming the work of Christ
(Wolters, 5). When a man falls into sin, the whole creation is affected. Man Acquires forgiveness
from God by being redeemed by Jesus Christ.
When a man falls into sin, he needs to be restored by being redeemed through salvation.
When man sins, the entire population is affected, and it can only be redeemed by Jesus Christ
(Wolters, 9). After redemption, creation as a whole is restored. Redemption is also called
restoration which is the creation is returned to its original goodness without the addition of
anything that was not initially in the creation. An entire creational life is affected by restoration
but not a specific limited area. Christians need redemption from their bondage of sin where
reconciliation occurs after redemption.
Recreation can also be termed as salvation where the fallen creation is redeemed and
becomes a new one (Wolters, 3). When a creation falls, Jesus Christ does not abandon them but
rather scraps it and comes up with a new population out of the fallen one. God does not abandon his work due to sin; he even sacrifices his only son to redeem humankind. In life situations,
Christians should not avoid marriage but sanctify it, emotions should be purified but not
repressed, sexuality is redeemed but not merely shunned, the politics should be reformed but not
declared off-limits, and businesses should be conducted with the aim of glorifying God but not
the secular world.
Salvation does not bring anything new, but instead, it restores what was there before. A
new life is brought to what existed before the fall (Wolters, 5). Redemption is a result of
salvation and is achieved by remedy for sin, whose purpose is to reach a population that is
sinless. Salvation does not affect the people in adding more or less. The whole community
participates in redemption process and thus results in reconciliation with God. When a good
creation is disrupted due to its sinful nature, Jesus Christ restores it through redemption and
salvation (Wolters, 4). If the entire population has fallen, then the whole community is reclaimed
in Christ.
According to the Bible, the concept of sin was brought by the fall of man. The
relationship of God who is the sole creator of man is continuously patched up to foster harmony.
The concept of man falling is as great as redemption. The original sin of humanity is atoned for
in the death of Christ on the cross and his resurrection (Wolters, 6). When Jesus died, the sins of
humankind were forgiven, and salvation was restored. Whenever a good creation is disrupted,
Jesus Christ restores it through restoration.
According to the bible, when a man falls due to sin, the entire population is restored by
Christ. The fall of man is based on humanity just as the way Adam sinned which ruined the
whole earthly realm, the world as a whole received salvation when Christ died on the cross and resurrected (Wolters, 15). Human beings need to continually repent their sins so that they can be
restored back to the original cleansed people.
People with intellectual disability should be approached in such a manner that they do not
feel offended or left out (Wolters,8). When communicating with such people, it is preferable for
one to use the people first language. When interacting with people who have intellectual
disabilities, the people’s behaviors are crucial since the actions may affect them positively or
negatively. Modification of the environment can be used, recreation, reconstruction, and
increasing the capacity so that one can engage and work in a situation where the individuals
develop (Wolters, 10).
In conclusion, humans are created in God’s likeness. Adam and Eve were the first beings
to be created though there was a fall due to the sinful nature of man, human nature was distorted
but not destroyed by the sin. Man has various characteristics that make him resemble God.
Human beings were made sociable, fundamentally rational, free, creative, and able to have a
relationship with their creator. Humankind was purposely created to serve God and flourish in
the world. Human beings are not made equal, in that, they are different physically, mentally, and
socially.

 

Work Cited

Wolters, Albert M. Creation Regained: Biblical Basics for a Reformational Worldview. William
B. Eerdmans Pub, 2005.