Image of God is the characteristic of man with which God endowed him at creation, distinguishing him from the rest of God's creatures.

One understanding of the image of God in man is that it refers to qualities or attributes present in the person. Thus, the image of God is identified as human reason, will, or personality. Others believe the image is something present when the person is in a relationship to God, and in fact, is that relationship. The image is present like a reflection in a mirror, rather than like a photo - a permanent image printed on paper. Still others, believe the image is something which a person does. Immediately after God made man His image, He gave man dominion or authority over the whole earth. - Gen. 1:26-28 -

According to this view, this active tending and caring for God's creation constitutes the image of God in man.

The Sacred Scripture/Holy Bible does not indicate exactly what the image of God in man is. It may involve all these ideas .Man alone has personal, conscious fellowship with God. - Gen. 1:29-30; 2:15-16; 3:8 -

Man is to take God's place in ruling over and developing the creation. Yet, these are possible only because of certain qualities of personality which man alone has. - Ps. 139:14 -

To be created in the image of God means that we humans have the ability and the privilege of knowing , serving and loving God, and that we are most fully human when fulfilling our spiritual potential. Every human life is precious to God and this is exactly how we should treat the people with whom we share the world.

The expression, "image of God", appears in Gen.1:26-28; 9:6; 1Cor. 11:7; Rom. 8:29; 2Cor. 3:18; and allusions to it in Ps. 8:5; 1Cor. 15:49; Col. 3:10 -

Jesus is referred to as being "the image of the invisible God" - Col. 1:15 - and "the express image of His [God's] person". - Heb. 1:3 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -