Some Thoughts On Man Made In The Image Of God.

JAG* · May 22, 2020

Genesis 1:27 "God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created them."
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If you want to know what God is like, go into your bathroom and look in the mirror at
yourself, and you will see and know what God is like. You were created in God's image.
( I obviously do NOT mean your physical image or your physical appearance. )
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I interpret the "image of God" in Genesis 1:27 to be as follows:
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(1) God has an Intellect --- man has an Intellect.
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(2) God has a Free Will (volition) --- man has a Free Will
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(3) God has Emotions --- man has Emotions.
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These are the 3 major areas that demonstrate the image of God in human beings.
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Further breakdown of the 3 major areas.
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(4) God is Creative --- man is Creative.
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(5) God can Love --- man can Love.
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(6) God can Cry ("Jesus wept") --- man can Cry.
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(7) God can be Jealous --- man can be Jealous.
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( 8 ) God can experience Joy --- man can experience Joy.
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(9) God can have Patience --- man can have Patience.
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(10) God can express Kindness --- man can express Kindness.
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(11) God can express Gentleness --- man can express Gentleness.
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(12) God can express Wrath --- man can express Wrath.
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(13) God creates Magnificent Art Works (in nature) --- man creates Magnificent Art Works (eg. cathedrals)
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(14) God Writes Books (the Bible) --- man Writes Books.
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(15) God feels Empathy --- man feels Empathy.
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(16) God feels Sympathy --- man feels Sympathy.
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(17) God makes Long-Term Plans --- man makes Long-Term Plans.
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(18 )God can Speak --- man can Speak
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Yes, God made man in His own image.
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There is much more that can be added to that up there.
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Please share your ideas and insights on man being made in the image of God.

Patricio Da Silva · May 24, 2020

There is no personal god.

But i believe there is a spiritual basis to life. it's precise manifestation is a mystery.

"Life is not a mystery to be solved, it is a mystery to be lived" ---ancient proverb

FreshAir · May 25, 2020

Patricio Da Silva said: ↑

There is no personal god.

But i believe there is a spiritual basis to life. it's precise manifestation is a mystery.

"Life is not a mystery to be solved, it is a mystery to be lived" ---ancient proverb
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spot on, I do not believe there is a jealous vengeful God watching over all of us, but there is definitely life after this one

the next chapter will reveal itself to us after this one

The Amazing Sam's Ego · Nov 13, 2020

JAG* said: ↑

Genesis 1:27 "God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created them."
`
If you want to know what God is like, go into your bathroom and look in the mirror at
yourself, and you will see and know what God is like. You were created in God's image.
( I obviously do NOT mean your physical image or your physical appearance. )
`
I interpret the "image of God" in Genesis 1:27 to be as follows:
`
(1) God has an Intellect --- man has an Intellect.
`
(2) God has a Free Will (volition) --- man has a Free Will
`
(3) God has Emotions --- man has Emotions.
`
These are the 3 major areas that demonstrate the image of God in human beings.
`
Further breakdown of the 3 major areas.
`
(4) God is Creative --- man is Creative.
`
(5) God can Love --- man can Love.
`
(6) God can Cry ("Jesus wept") --- man can Cry.
`
(7) God can be Jealous --- man can be Jealous.
`
( 8 ) God can experience Joy --- man can experience Joy.
`
(9) God can have Patience --- man can have Patience.
`
(10) God can express Kindness --- man can express Kindness.
`
(11) God can express Gentleness --- man can express Gentleness.
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(12) God can express Wrath --- man can express Wrath.
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(13) God creates Magnificent Art Works (in nature) --- man creates Magnificent Art Works (eg. cathedrals)
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(14) God Writes Books (the Bible) --- man Writes Books.
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(15) God feels Empathy --- man feels Empathy.
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(16) God feels Sympathy --- man feels Sympathy.
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(17) God makes Long-Term Plans --- man makes Long-Term Plans.
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(18 )God can Speak --- man can Speak
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Yes, God made man in His own image.
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_____________

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There is much more that can be added to that up there.
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Please share your ideas and insights on man being made in the image of God.
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https://www.gotquestions.org/image-of-God.html

What does it mean that humanity is made in the image of God (imago dei)?

Question: "What does it mean that humanity is made in the image of God (imago dei)?"

Answer: On the last day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Thus, He finished His work with a “personal touch.” God formed Adam from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Accordingly, humanity is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material body and an immaterial soul/spirit.

Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means, in the simplest terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that “God is spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God insofar as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death.

The image of God (Latin: imago dei) refers to the immaterial part of humanity. It sets human beings apart from the animal world, fits them for the dominion God intended them to have over the earth (Genesis 1:28), and enables them to commune with their Maker. It is a likeness mentally, morally, and socially.

Mentally, humanity was created as a rational, volitional agent. In other words, human beings can reason and choose. This is a reflection of God’s intellect and freedom. Anytime someone invents a machine, writes a book, paints a landscape, enjoys a symphony, calculates a sum, or names a pet, he or she is proclaiming the fact that we are made in God’s image.

Morally, humanity was created in righteousness and perfect innocence, a reflection of God’s holiness. God saw all He had made (humanity included) and called it “very good” (Genesis 1:31). Our conscience or “moral compass” is a vestige of that original state. Whenever someone writes a law, recoils from evil, praises good behavior, or feels guilty, he or she is confirming the fact that we are made in God’s own image.

Socially, humanity was created for fellowship. This reflects God’s triune nature and His love. In Eden, humanity’s primary relationship was with God (Genesis 3:8 implies fellowship with God), and God made the first woman because “it is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Every time someone marries, makes a friend, hugs a child, or attends church, he or she is demonstrating the fact that we are made in the likeness of God.

Part of being made in God’s image is that Adam had the capacity to make free choices. Although they were given a righteous nature, Adam and Eve made an evil choice to rebel against their Creator. In so doing, they marred the image of God within themselves, and passed that damaged likeness on to all of their descendants (Romans 5:12). Today, we still bear the image of God (James 3:9), but we also bear the scars of sin. Mentally, morally, socially, and physically, we show the effects of sin.

The good news is that when God redeems an individual, He begins to restore the original image of God, creating a “new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24). That redemption is only available by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior from the sin that separates us from God (Ephesians 2:8-9). Through Christ, we are made new creations in the likeness of God (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Recommended Resource: Created in God’s Image by Anthony Hoekema
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https://www.gotquestions.org/partakers-divine-nature.html

In what ways are believers partakers of the divine nature?

Question: "In what ways are believers partakers of the divine nature?"

Answer: Second Peter 1:3–4 says, “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire” (ESV). The verse plainly says that believers are made “partakers of the divine nature” through God’s promises, but what does that mean, exactly? To what extent can we partake of God’s nature?

There are several notable points in 2 Peter 1:3–4. First, God’s power has granted us the “very great promises” concerning our salvation. Second, it is through those promises that we are made “partakers of the divine nature.” Third, being partakers of the divine nature involves escaping the world’s decay and rising above sinful desires. Simply put, when we are saved, we receive a new nature, by which we do not perish with the world.

Human “nature” in the Bible is what makes us “us.” A man’s nature is the sum total of qualities that make him who he is. It is a person’s inherent character and that which constitutes his or her individuality. According to the Bible, every human being is born with Adam’s nature, which is sinful; we have a natural bent toward pleasing self (Romans 5:12; 7:14). Our natural selves cannot please God (Romans 8:8). Our sin nature keeps us from fellowship with God, keeps us in bondage to sin, and leads eventually to spiritual death (Romans 6:16, 23; 7:14; 2 Peter 2:19). We cannot free ourselves from sin because we cannot change our natures, just as a tiger cannot change its stripes.

When we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, we are saved (Acts 16:31), and we undergo a radical spiritual transformation. This is what Peter means when he says we are made partakers of the divine nature. We are made new creations in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). We are born again (John 3:3). We died, and now our lives are “hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). We are “in Christ” (Romans 8:1).

As partakers of the divine nature, believers do not have to follow the sin nature any more. At salvation, our old nature is defeated, and we receive a new, divine nature that desires the things of God (2 Corinthians 5:17). We love what He loves and hate what He hates (Galatians 5:22; 1 John 4:4).

As partakers of the divine nature, believers are no longer enslaved to the passions and sins of the flesh (Romans 6:6, 14). We have power from on high to conquer every temptation that comes against us (1 Corinthians 10:13).

As partakers of the divine nature, believers are made part of the family of God (John 1:12), and this results in a changed life. First John 3:9 says, “No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.” By giving us His nature, God makes us His sons and daughters and conforms us to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 6:18).

As partakers of the divine nature, believers have the Holy Spirit indwelling them. God declares that we are “more than conquerors” because of the power of the Holy Spirit within our hearts (Romans 8:37). Our Comforter/Advocate/counselor is with us wherever we go (John 14:16). We will never be forsaken (Hebrews 13:5).

God is faithful to keep His “great and precious promises,” and we praise Him for our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ; for the gift of the Holy Spirit; and for the everlasting life we enjoy as partakers of His divine nature.

Recommended Resource: True Identity: Finding Significance & Freedom Through Who You Are in Christ by John Majors
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