Ephesians 4

24 and put on the new man, created in the likeness of God,*Wait a minute! Was not the first Adam created in the likeness of God? So when he fell did he lose that likeness? Probably not entirely, but Satan has been working at increasing the damage ever since—he works to remake men in his own image; in those who have "abandoned themselves to depravity" (verse 19) he has been successful. For someone to receive the "new man" requires a new act of creation. in true righteousness and holiness.