Drives are an aspect of human personality discussed in both the Bible and developmental psychology. In this article, I will briefly outline three statements from the Bible about drives and then evaluate three theories of development based on these criteria. The three developmental theories that will be evaluated are psychoanalytic, learning, and epigenetic systems theory. A Biblical View of Human Drives The strongest human drive is to have dominion from a biblical perspective. When God first created Adam, one of the first tasks given to Adam was to care for God's creation. (Gen. 1:28) He was given great responsibility for the organisms, since God asked him to name each one. Adam was given the duty to cultivate the earth and its soil, and that is what he did. His desire was to dominate his environment, as God had given him the right to do. After God primarily spoke to Adam about dominion over creatures, God realized that Adam did not feel satisfied with this one task. Eve was therefore created to make Adam less alone. Genesis 2:18 states that Eve was created to be Adam's helper and partner. The second strongest human motivation is to have close relationships with other humans. In fact, the desire to be in the company of others is so strong that humans will strive for them even if the relationship may be dysfunctional, as noted in Genesis 3:16. Humans thrive when they can share the joys of life with others. When together, humans can praise God more for what He has done, because it is healthy to have Christian fellowship. Humans were created in the image of God. Because God is perfect and without error (infallible), we are a reflection of Him. However, when Adam and Eve sinned against God, this infallibility was tainted....... middle of paper...... from generation to generation, which could perhaps also include original sin. However, because humans are created in the image of God, they also inherit overall goodness, because God is a perfect being. The theory least compatible with biblical criteria is learning theory. This is compatible with only one criterion, because learning theorists focus too much on education and not enough on inner drives. Psychoanalytic theory would be more compatible with biblical criteria if it did not view humanity as inherently evil. The theory compatible with the most biblical criteria is the theory of epigenetic systems. It is compatible with two of the three criteria. It is most appropriate because it emphasizes the influence of original sin and the creation of man in the image of God, which can be seen from a macrogenetic perspective..