Alfred Smith’s Reviews > Union with Christ: Reframing Theology and Ministry for the Church > Status Update

Calvin says it this way: In the original creation, humans were created good—they were “united” with God.[61] In the fall, humans were alienated from God and other creatures. But we still have a trace of the image of God in us, which he calls a “participation in God.”[62] Thus, when the Spirit comes to us in redemption, redemption, uniting us to Jesus Christ, we do not lose our true identity; rather, it is restored.