Man - 'Created in the image of God'

[paolops181]

"As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness." -Ps.17:15KJV

 

[free spirit]

now we know man wrote the bible, maybe just maybe you think these mortal men could have made a few mistakes here and there???

your not making a lick of sense.

your saying god made man in his image
your saying jesus mad man in his image
your saying a spirit made man in a spirits image???




this is the hey word here and your best proof of the meaning.

honestly i think you would have more credibility with this method.

good luck with that

This is part of an articles that I wrote in "the way God told it" book.
I personally believe that the law is everything to God, in fact it is his character. Likewise our nation's governing laws is everything to our head of state.
As you know the law is there to shape our character.
AUTHORITY AND THE LAW


It is universally understood that authority and the law go hand in hand, because authority given or received, to be effective, has to be based on law.
We all know that from the very beginning humanity had to obey the law of God. Adam’s life was dependent on obeying one law and ever since the law has occupied first place in everything. It is as if God and the law are one. The law therefore is the will of God. The scripture of Psalm 40:8 is a revelation of this important truth for it says: “I delight to do Thy will, O My God; Thy law is within My heart.”
The apostle Paul is specific in explaining the relationship between God, the rulers of our country and the law, for he wrote in Romans 13:3-6: “For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behaviour, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same; for it is a minister of God the law to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God justice, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil. Wherefore, it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience sake. For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God the law devoting themselves to this very thing.” We can confidently say then, that as much as it is humanly possible, our rulers are also one with the law and the highest office in the land is the embodiment of the law of the people he represents.
As I said, sleep on it and God will give you wisdom.

 

[free spirit]

In a sense, people are created in the image of God means that they can reflect his qualities, such as love, wisdom, mercy, justice and so on. We have physical bodies, and that's why it doesn't mean that God has the same nature as we do, because Jesus said :"God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth."( John 4:24)

Yes you are correct but this should help you to understand a litle more, egain it is part of an article that I wrote in "the way God told it" book

EFFECTIVE WORSHIP
“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” The above scripture on the surface appears to be straightforward, but how do we do that, seeing that we are of flesh, and our perceived truth is not necessarily the truth?
Wisdom dictates that we should not venture into the realm that is beyond our grasp. First we should analyse our own spiritual makeup. We should have an intimate knowledge of ourselves, for if we were created in the image of God, we should know which part of us is in the image of God before we can understand what lies beyond.
In the book of Genesis 1:26-27, God laid the foundations of the character and purpose of humanity, for we read: “Then God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.”
It isn’t difficult to identify the spirit in us that bears the image of God; because He has not been hidden in some dark place, but He is in the most forefront of our lives. If anything it is His over-exposure that makes Him invisible as it were.
For with His essence we are able to think, formulate plans and be creative. To have the power of the Word means to be living souls. Just consider that without this Godly essence we would be like animals, living in the limitations of instinct, and not living from the essence of unlimited freedom and intelligent reason.
So the God given ability to formulate reason with words is what makes us in the image of God, for He created all things by the power of His word, and like Him we also plan and create things out of the reasoning power of our words. The ability to speak intelligent and creative words is truly what makes us living souls; therefore it is the breath of life itself. (Genesis 2:7.)

 

[free spirit]

"As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness." -Ps.17:15KJV

If I am not mistaken it sound like what my Lord would say in advance through his prophet.

 

[james2ko]

In a sense, people are created in the image of God means that they can reflect his qualities, such as love, wisdom, mercy, justice and so on. We have physical bodies, and that's why it doesn't mean that God has the same nature as we do, because Jesus said :"God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth."( John 4:24)

John 4:24 was discussed starting in post# 284 here.

 

[Vansdad]

it could be, but then you need to always read all the words that way as half truth or fiction. not just the ones you choose.

this is the problem i see is that most religious people skip in and out of literal and allegirical translations at there own wanting.

I usually find it to be a personal message. It can refer to something that is going on in my life and can be profoundly specific.

 

[outhouse]

In a sense, people are created in the image of God means that they can reflect his qualities, such as love, wisdom, mercy, justice and so on

this is your personal opinion only.

We have physical bodies, and that's why it doesn't mean that God has the same nature as we do, because Jesus said :"God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth."( John 4:24)

lets get this straight, john doesnt apply. Not at all. we dont know who wrote john and there may have been 3 different authors as it was written over a very long time and came into circualtion almost a hundred years after jesus death. I want to say it was written in 85-95ad

john wrote his words and your using them to justify a story that took place 1500 years previous. the tales were told around campfires for 300-500 years before they were written down. then many books with many different versions were floating around. 2 books with 2 simular versions were merged together. theres 5 different authors that used in the canonization that took place 500bc when moses was added as the author which he was not. some storys do originate with moses but thats not even solid.

you fine gentlemen are basing your facts on fiction in a book full of errors and your giving profound meaning to books that were written as storys that were not ment to be used as literal meaning.

 

[outhouse]

Its great you have faith and are trying to live good lives by the word in the bible.

used as a guide its great, just dont get hung up on phrases or literal translation. its all ment to be used allegorically

 

[free spirit]

Its great you have faith and are trying to live good lives by the word in the bible.

used as a guide its great, just dont get hung up on phrases or literal translation. its all ment to be used allegorically

Yes in part it is as you say for we read in 2Timothy 4:2-5,
2preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires;
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths.
5but you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
You believe in fables and use them to discredit what is good, why do you do that?

 

[outhouse]

Yes in part it is as you say for we read in 2Timothy 4:2-5,
2preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires;
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths.
5but you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
You believe in fables and use them to discredit what is good, why do you do that?

thats reading literally not allegorically

 

[free spirit]

thats reading literally not allegorically

The following scripture is a lie if you read it literally or if you read it allegorically, wisdom is what we needed to know the difference. It is the 5th. subject that I have included in the article 'rightly divide the word' in my book.

(V) In Matthew 27:52-53 we trustfully read: “And the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.”
I believe that the above two verses report something which never took place and therefore those lies are used to divert our attention from the Lord, because it is impossible for it to have occurred before or after the resurrection of the Lord, for we read in 2Timothy 2:18 about: “Men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and thus they upset the faith of some.”
In Acts 2:29, Peter says, “Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.” So Peter effectively says some time after the day of Pentecost that the body of David is still in his tomb (Confirmed by Acts 2:30-36) It is reasonable for us to assume that if the body of King David did not qualify for that alleged resurrection we can be certain that it never took place.
In addition to that, the numbers of anomalies that those two verses contain are also an indication that our Lord never dictated them because:
1) The resurrection of the body will take place on the last day (Read John 11:24, 1Corinthians 15:52, and all of chapter 20 of Revelation.)
2) It should be obvious to anyone that even if those verses in Matthew were true, they are written in the wrong place and therefore are not in harmony with what was actually taking place. Jesus had just died and the alleged resurrection supposedly took place after His resurrection, so why write it there?
3) If the alleged resurrection was after the Lord’s resurrection, why is it conveniently connected with the strange natural things that were happening in relation with the Son of God’s death? (Earthquake etc.)
4) Also if those verses were true, the resurrection of our Lord with His heavenly body would become one of many and no longer one of a kind.
5) Any Christian writer would have known that Jerusalem was no longer the “Holy City” because the presence of God was no longer in the temple (read Matthew 23:38) and the city’s destruction had been foretold (read Mark 13:2).
6) We should also consider that the above verses do nothing to advance the knowledge of God but they are used extensively by the untaught to promote their own useless fantasies. Those who do not understand the Word preach best through their fleshly imagination by abandoning themselves to colourfully speculate what Jesus supposedly did while He was dead in the tomb.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 says it all: “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the Knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.”
In other words, speculations are to be treated with the contempt they deserve, but the truth is supported by a variety of thought (or Scriptures) which are relevant to our every day lives and behaviour pleasing to Christ.

 

[outhouse]

im not interested in someone elses interpretation

 

[sniper762]

then why are yo here, outhouse

 

[outhouse]

then why are yo here, outhouse

to school you

 

[outhouse]

this thread is all about why god created man in "OUR" image

I say it is because man created god in our image

 

[free spirit]

im not interested in someone elses interpretation

Yes That is true, but how do you learn anithing new LOL

 

[free spirit]

im not interested in someone elses interpretation

I am in lots of ways like you, but I hope to be still open to learn truth.

 

[outhouse]

Yes That is true, but how do you learn anithing new LOL

i "may" already know the bible much better then you

I may not.

theres over 33,000 different christian faiths, understanding someone else imagination does nothing for me.

to get back on track, if one understands how genesis was created one can base, exactly how the jewish god was created. in my opinion

 

[free spirit]

i "may" already know the bible much better then you

I may not.

The Devil knows the bible better than any of us.

theres over 33,000 different christian faiths, understanding someone else imagination does nothing for me.

Nor for me (imagination that is)

to get back on track, if one understands how genesis was created one can base, exactly how the jewish god was created. in my opinion

You need to revise your believes, because 1) God is God of all, for He is bigger than you may think, 2) the descendants of Abraham were given a religion based on God's law and the task of bringing the Christ into the world, 3) whomever has faith is a child of Abraham 4) whomever has faith in Christ is a child of God.

 

[outhouse]

You need to revise your believes

I need to do no such thing

God is God of all,

your opinion only I believe he is a myth created by man in mans image.

He is bigger than you may think

4' tall???

the descendants of Abraham were given a religion based on God's law and the task of bringing the Christ into the world,

I agree the jews made god and then made the mythical jesus out of pagan and OT writtings based on a jewish travelling teacher who taught hellenistic judaism to the massed.

whomever has faith in Christ is a child of God.

only your opinion not shared by the majority of the world