The Living Breath of God

What are the "three steps" God used to fashion humanity?

Check out The Living Breath of God and the Three Steps in Fashioning Humanity by Eugen J. Pentiuc of the Eastern Orthodox Church.


A Quick Outline:

1. First Step: Humanity as Reflection of the Triune God
(A) Unity in diversity (Gen 1:26-27)
(B) God’s ‘living breath’ (Gen 2:7)

2. Second Step: Reshaping the Face of Humanity
(A) A help like humanity’s opposite (Gen 2:18)
(B) A help from inside the humanity (Gen 2:21-22)

3. Third Step: Humanity’s Unity Regained
(A) Becoming ‘one flesh’ (Gen 2:24)