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In the image of God


On Wednesday night we explored how God has revealed himself to us as he intentionally and lovingly created the universe. In completing his work, he created mankind in his own image to rule over the world.


Gen 1:26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

27So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.


This is the start of a big theme in the bible which is core to us understanding who we are and why God made us. The image of God helps us think about what it is to be human and what it is to be Christian

All humanity is made in God’s image
All have dignity and value as all alike are made in His image
Male and Female both have a role in reflecting God’s image
As God is relational so we are made relational
All have capacity to reflect Gods characteristics in the world – to love, to create, to forgive, to be generous and merciful etc
All are given responsibility in the world to care for and rule over the planet as God’s delegated authority

Not all humanity is able to reflect God’s image
When Satan tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit he said they would be like God… ironically that’s exactly what was lost as they sinned… As sinful human’s we can no longer perfectly reflect God’s image in the world.
Only one sinless human could bear the image of God to the world… Christ himself is the image of the invisible God…
When we confess our helpless sinful state, and trust that Christ died in our place on the cross, we can again bear his image and reflect God to the world around us.
1 Cor 5:21God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God
We are now "In Christ" – the image of God in us is restored.... This is true now and will be even more clearly seen in us when we are made fully perfect in the new creation...

Take some time to think about the privilege of being created by God as his image bearers

If you'd like to hear the talk from Wednesday night do email me and I'll send you a link.

Karen


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