One understanding of the image of God in man is that refers to qualities or attributes present in the person. Thus, the image of God is identified as human reason, will, and 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 in His image, He gave man dominion or authority over the whole earth. - Gen. 1:28 - According to this view, this active tending and caring for God's creation constitutes the image of God in man. Thus, the image of God refers to the characteristic of man which God endowed him at creation, distinguishing him from the rest of God's creatures.

God said, Let us make man in our own image, in the likeness of ourselves and let them be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven, the cattle, all the wild beasts and all the reptiles that crawl upon the earth'.

God created man in the image of himself,
in the image of God he created him,
male and female he created them. - Gen. 1:26-27 -

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. 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.

God said, 'See, I give you all the seed bearing plants that are upon the whole earth and all the trees with seed bearing fruit; this shall be your food. - Gen. 1:29-30 -

Yahweh God took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and take care of it. Then Yahweh God gave the man admonition, 'You may eat indeed all the trees in the garden. Nevertheless of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you are not to eat, for on the day you eat of it you shall most surely die'. - Gen. 2:15-16 -

It was you who created my inmost self,
and put me together in my mother's womb;
for all these mysteries I thank you:
for the wonder of myself, for the wonder of your works. - Ps. 139:13-14 -

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.

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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 -