What do you think is meant when we are made in God image ???

[evangelist]

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I here so many other people say that God has a body and bones, and has a form of a ahuman being.

What do you think about this , and what is meant in the likeness of God???

these verse are in Gen1:27
Gen 5:1 9:6 18:33 32:30

What is meant I have seen God face to face, is this physically or spiritually, and how can you prove which is correct???

EX 24:10 31:18 33:11 33:23
Num 12:8

Matt4:4 , and does God have a mouth like we do , and fingers, and eyes , and ears like we human have?????

John 1:18 no man has seen God at anytime so how can some prophets and people say they seen God and lived to tell what He looks like???

thank you for your help on this topic i think this will be very interesting, and the truth will be exposed to show some people and religion has another god , and another spirit.


God Bless[/font]

 

[LightBearer]

Gen 1:27 And God proceeded to create the man in his image, in God’s image he created him; male and female he created them

Clearly the Image is not physical. Or according to this verse God is both Male and Female.

Also God is “A Spirit” "No man has seen God". The Iraelites were told not to make images that try to represent him.

So man is made in God’s image in the sense that he was given Godly qualities such as that of Love. Qualities that set Man apart from the animals. This is born out by the Apostle Paul at Colossians 3:9-10 were he says, “Do not be lying to one another. Strip off the old personality with its practices, and clothe yourselves with the new [personality], which through accurate knowledge is being made new according to the image of the One who created it”

 

[Arikay]

just to point out, Animals can love too.

God also was able to walk at one point, as he walked through the garden of eden and talked to Adam and Eve like he was a normal living being.

 

[LightBearer]

Not really. The quality of love that God gave to man comes from the greek word "Agape" and is love based on principle. It involves using the power of reason. Animals do not reason they live by instict. The love that Man shares with God is on earth a uniquely human quality not possesed by animals.

 

[Arikay]

I think I understand what your getting at.

However, I will still have to disagree that animals dont reason. I would say many do. A few are even self aware.

 

[Ryoko Ozaki]

Yes, almost all animals reason. For example, they look both ways before running across the street but some are more daring than others. Another example is that flies are able to dodge you by stopping what they are doing to listen for you and then fly away quickly.

These are examples of animals reasoning, and they definately can love each other.

The idea of God represents a non-scientific and biased view on the creation of human beings, centered around humans being the most liked. We might be at the top right now, but we're not at the top of the food chain which says a lot about that being true.

 

[LightBearer]

Yes, almost all animals reason. For example, they look both ways before running across the street but some are more daring than others. Another example is that flies are able to dodge you by stopping what they are doing to listen for you and then fly away quickly.

These are examples of animals reasoning,

This is more a demonstration of their "Instict" to survive.

and they definately can love each other.

They have instinctive wisdom, and many possess surprising learning ability. But it is only humans that have the reasoning faculties and moral capacity to display unselfish love and intelligent compassion. That is why any person who tries to find among the animals what they feel they cannot find among humans—understanding and heartfelt sympathy—will in time be woefully disappointed. Animals simply are not endowed with the capacity to express the feelings and concerns that rightly motivated humans can.

 

[SavedByGrace3]

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There are two Hebrew words used in the creation story: one means to "create" out of nothing and the other is "made" or to form something out of pre-existing material.

God formed or "made" our bodies out of clay. This is not "create." He made our bodies out of pre-existing material. But the spirit was created. He created our spirits in His image so we could commune and have fellowship with Him on a spirit to spirit level. We can love, have peace, have joy, have faith, and all the other attributes that a spirit being has.

 

[brewmama]

There are other differences between man and animal. We have the ability to appreciated truth, beauty, holiness and other Godly attributes.

 

[Unique Creation]

Here's what I personally think is meant by we are created in God's image;
It does not mean that we look like God physically, but that we can show other people what God is like by our actions. God is love. He is the source of wisdom, knowledge, kindness, truth, beauty and all that is good. We can show love to others, make decisions, be kind, be forgiving, tell the difference between right and wrong and be honest. In all these different ways we can be the image of God.

 

[Ryoko Ozaki]

Instinct to survive has to be formed by them reasoning how to do it. We don't know anything as babies, and if we saw a car coming our way we would not know to move out of the way. Teachings of our parents and and own reasoning tells us that, not instinct.

Also, do you think that cars were around long ago when animals roamed free? No, so it's not like they had any idea that they went on a paved road at first. Therefore, they all need to reason or be taught by their mothers about what a road is. Obviously, if they didn't know the difference they'd be looking both ways all of the time.

 

[tcampen]

There are other differences between man and animal. We have the ability to appreciated truth, beauty, holiness and other Godly attributes.

I'm sorry, but how do you know animals can't appreciate these things? Talked to a dolphin lately? Or a chimp? Or an orangatan? Certain sea mammals may, in fact, have an even greater understanding of these things. It really isn't yet known. So I wouldn't anthropomorphize so quickly.

 

[ZaraDurden]

Here's what I personally think is meant by we are created in God's image;
It does not mean that we look like God physically, but that we can show other people what God is like by our actions. God is love. He is the source of wisdom, knowledge, kindness, truth, beauty and all that is good. We can show love to others, make decisions, be kind, be forgiving, tell the difference between right and wrong and be honest. In all these different ways we can be the image of God.

If god is supernatural, and especially if got is omnipotent, how can you limit him like this?

 

[SolomonVII]

If god is supernatural, and especially if got is omnipotent, how can you limit him like this?

So, if God is without limit, then humans were spiritually created to be like Him, with no limits to our wisdom, power or essential goodness. In our present fallen state, limits had to be imposed to limit the damage. Perhaps our true nature will become more apparent through resurrection.

 

[evangelist]

There are two Hebrew words used in the creation story: one means to "create" out of nothing and the other is "made" or to form something out of pre-existing material.

God formed or "made" our bodies out of clay. This is not "create." He made our bodies out of pre-existing material. But the spirit was created. He created our spirits in His image so we could commune and have fellowship with Him on a spirit to spirit level. We can love, have peace, have joy, have faith, and all the other attributes that a spirit being has.

When was our spirit made ???

I know the verse mention when our souls was made .
Ge 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

What you have said above in your quote make sence and i agree but please answer my question about the birth of our spirits, and when it began biblical if you can.


God bless

 

[dlamberth]

Perhaps our true nature will become more apparent through resurrection.

The way I look at things, our true nature can be more apparent, even now in this life time. The thing is, we have to be much aware of our spiritual selves than we tend to be. The saints, mystics and prophets of all of the spiritual traditions talk about the opening of our soul to a higher awareness. I personally feel that there is much to be said there. Conversely, I also feel that we find ways to limit the possibilities of the spiritual aspect of or being. I think that the reason why has a lot to do with our attachments to our ego.


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[dlamberth]

There are other differences between man and animal. We have the ability to appreciated truth, beauty, holiness and other Godly attributes.

It's more than "appreciation", though I'm right with you, brewmana. When we Human Beings experience something in our being, like truth, beauty, holiness and other attributes of the Beloved, we are affected and changed and aquire wisdom and things that make us more human.

These are things of the mystic experience. That is why for me, what marks the Human Being different than the animals is that we are touched by the mystical experience.

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[Hezmasaveyour]

"In the image of God created he them"

God made us in His image.When you look at the Hebrew version of the Bible,you will see that the use of the Hebrew word for God is plural.Thus leaving you with the Trinity.God is a spirit;However, Jesus is not. Jesus is God, thus , in the physical, we are created in the image of Jesus.We are created in the spiritual image of God.

 

[evangelist]

Hezmasaveyour

Why doesn`t the bible say the spiritual Image like you quoted????

 

[Hezmasaveyour]

Well what other image could God have? God is a spirit thus, He has no other image except spiritual.