A Theology of Community A people with a shared identity and mutual responsibility God as Community Humans as Community Sin and Community Sin supplants human communion with God - Genesis 3:1-5 Sin influences human community in collaboration against God - Genesis 3:6 Sin affects unity and trust in human community - Genesis 3:7-8 Sin promotes selfishness and irresponsibility against human community - Genesis 3:9-13 Israel and Community Israel as a God’s people - Genesis 12:2, 17:3-8; Exodus 6:7, 19:5-6; Leviticus 20:22-26; Numbers 23:21-24; Deut. 7:6-8 Israel, a people formed as a community Israel as a sinful community Israel, a community that needs salvation How do sin and Israel help us in thinking about community?