We must be careful to remember the powerful doctrine of the imago Dei - the fact that all people are created in the image of their Maker.
I choose the word "are" since it’s particularly important to understand that the Fall didn’t cancel our image-bearing status.
Yes, sin severely distorted our once perfect reflection of God, but the Fall did not totally cancel our divine reflection.
Consequently, one of the strange truths of the doctrine of the imago Dei states: “How you treat any person is the same as how you treat God.”
The inverse is also valid, because of the impact of imago Dei: “How we treat God is how we treat others.”
