What does it mean, man was made in the Image of God?

[reddogs]

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Is mankind immortal, all powerful, all knowing, self-existing, present throughout the universe, No. So what attributes did man received when he was created? God is omnipotent, omniscient with other attributes which man does not have, and never did have. Now these characteristics only are of God, even though man was made in God's image. When man was created, he was made in the image of God in outward resemblance and in character, which would include what we consider able to discern, to know good from bad.

 

[Josef]

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Is mankind immortal, all powerful, all knowing, self-existing, present throughout the universe, No. So what attributes did man received when he was created? God is omnipotent, omniscient with other attributes which man does not have, and never did have. Now these characteristics only are of God, even though man was made in God's image. When man was created, he was made in the image of God in outward resemblance and in character, which would include what we consider able to discern, to know good from bad.

Hey All,
We have the ability to create. Now God can create from nothing. We need something to start. But we can take the basic material God has given us, and make it something more.

We can take a tree and make a house from it.
We can take leaves and roots, and make medicine from them.
We can mine metals from the earth, and take them to the moon.
Look at how many breeds of dogs and cats there are. Breeds are the result of man's design.

But most importantly, we have the ability to love each other.

So there are two of God's attributes.

Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz

 

[Tenchi]

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Is mankind immortal, all powerful, all knowing, self-existing, present throughout the universe, No. So what attributes did man received when he was created? God is omnipotent, omniscient with other attributes which man does not have, and never did have. Now these characteristics only are of God, even though man was made in God's image. When man was created, he was made in the image of God in outward resemblance and in character, which would include what we consider able to discern, to know good from bad.

In what ways is Man uniquely distinct from the other living creatures populating the earth? Humans are the only creatures on the planet that are capable of complex invention, that can moralize, that can plan for the future, or appreciate beauty, humor, or the skillful execution of some capacity; humans alone philosophize, calculate in highly-involved ways, and experience wonder and awe; humans are the sole possessors of a conscience and an awareness of God. And so on. In these sorts of ways (and many others), Man reflects the imago dei.

 

[for_his_glory]

Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
Eph 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.

We are made in the image of His love that we love one another and bring glory and honor to His name in all we do and say.

 

[donadams]

Image and likeness

Intellect and will!

 

[tdidymas]

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Is mankind immortal, all powerful, all knowing, self-existing, present throughout the universe, No. So what attributes did man received when he was created? God is omnipotent, omniscient with other attributes which man does not have, and never did have. Now these characteristics only are of God, even though man was made in God's image. When man was created, he was made in the image of God in outward resemblance and in character, which would include what we consider able to discern, to know good from bad.

There are incommunicable attributes of God, such as omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence, which man doesn't have. Other attributes of God, such as sense of justice, intelligent reasoning, compassion, etc. are communicable attributes of God - that is, attributes that God instilled in the human nature.

 

[Ezekiel]

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Is mankind immortal, all powerful, all knowing, self-existing, present throughout the universe, No. So what attributes did man received when he was created? God is omnipotent, omniscient with other attributes which man does not have, and never did have. Now these characteristics only are of God, even though man was made in God's image. When man was created, he was made in the image of God in outward resemblance and in character, which would include what we consider able to discern, to know good from bad.

Just thinking that we are made in the likeness of Jesus the Christ but limited being Christ unlimited. Like the mind we have. Flesh and blood cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.

Understanding, Grace, Perception, and Consideration.]

Grace
Truth
Form
T
Conceptualization (Epinoia)
Perception
Memory

Understanding
Love
Idea


Perfection
Peace
Wisdom
John 3
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

 

[Vinny37]

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Is mankind immortal, all powerful, all knowing, self-existing, present throughout the universe, No. So what attributes did man received when he was created? God is omnipotent, omniscient with other attributes which man does not have, and never did have. Now these characteristics only are of God, even though man was made in God's image. When man was created, he was made in the image of God in outward resemblance and in character, which would include what we consider able to discern, to know good from bad.

[What does it mean, man was made in the Image of God?]

IMO it means that man, probably after a ton of intelligent evolution (Perry Marshall) but under the rubric of creation (and ultimately God is creator), was given a status of societal nature having a spiritual nature. In short, humanity alone, as regards Earth, has been enabled to commune with deity, to come further in and higher up. Thus, each and every human being, whether born or unborn, has a spiritual preciousness (Gen.9:6)—the filiality of man—and life which continues after death. I call this common access, the creational level, Level 1 access. I hold that a Level 2 was during the Sinai years for its people and affiliates; that Level 3 is Christian access; and that Level 4, everlasting access, is the next and final Age, increasing the likeness. Being imagodei, marriage alone has been designed and defined for common humanity by God, and objective ethics—today dying by subjectivism—is also a moral standard by which we ought to reflect deity (see C S Lewis’ On Ethics).

 

[electedbyhim]

MAN LIKE GOD

BUT NOT GOD


Then God said, "Let Us make man (adam) in Our image (tselem; see note), according to Our likeness (demut) - Let Us make is in the jussive signifying a command. Many take the us to be God speaking of Himself (and speaks of plurality within unity) and thus hinting at the Trinity (cf Ge 3:22+, Ge 11:7), but should not be used as dogmatic proof of the Trinity. A better passage would be 2Cor 13:14+ where Paul describes "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all." Man the crown of creation is the Hebrew word adam; probably so called either from the red earth of which he was formed, or from the blush or flesh-tint of the human countenance: the name is intended to designate the species. The idea of "in" the image of God means "in essence as." Man refers not just to Adam but to mankind in general and this is substantiated by the fact that in Hebrew man is in the plural form and in Ge 1:27 God identifies both male and female as man.


MacArthur - Our image. This defined man's unique relation to God. Man is a living being capable of embodying God's communicable attributes (cf. Ge 9:6; Ro 8:29; Col 3:10; Jas 3:9). In his rational life, he was like God in that he could reason and had intellect, will, and emotion. In the moral sense, he was like God because he was good and sinless. (See context in MacArthur Study Bible)


Henry Lazenby on image - "The image is found in the type of relationship that was designed to exist between male and female human beings, a relationship where the characteristics of each sex are valued and used to form a oneness in their identity and purpose. When God created human beings as male and female he formed them to exhibit a oneness in their relationship that would resemble the relationship of God and his heavenly court. "By ruling as one, male and female fulfill the purpose of God for which they were created. United as one humanity, male and female are one with God and his heavenly court. And it is this unity between male and female, and between humanity and God, that is destroyed in the Fall described in Genesis 3." (The Image of God: Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter?" JETS 30:1, 1987)


Henry Morris on let us - God is, as it were, taking counsel here with Himself, not with angels, since man was to be made in the image of God, not of angels. "Our image," therefore, implies human likeness to the triune Godhead. Plants possess a body and animals possess a body and consciousness; man was not only to have a body (of the created "earth") and a consciousness (of the created "soul"), but man was also to possess a third created entity, the image of God, an eternal spirit capable of communion and fellowship with his Creator. (Borrow the The defender's study Bible)


Thomas Constable - "Image" and "likeness" are essentially synonymous terms. Both indicate personality, moral, and spiritual qualities that God and man share (i.e., self-consciousness, God-consciousness, freedom, responsibility, speech, moral discernment, etc.) These distinguish humans from the animals. Some writers have called the image of God man's "spiritual personality." (Genesis 1)