http://www.gotquestions.org/image-of-God.html
Question: "What does it mean that man is made in the
image of God?"
Answer: On the last day of creation, God said, “Let us
make man in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Thus, He
finished His work with a “personal touch.” God formed man from the
dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Accordingly, man
is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material body
and an immaterial soul/spirit.
Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means, in the simplest
terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God
in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that
“God is spirit” (John
4:24) and therefore exists without a body.
However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God insofar as it was
created in perfect health and was not subject to death.
The image of God refers to the immaterial part of man. It sets man
apart from the animal world, fits him for the dominion God intended
him to have over the earth (Genesis 1:28), and enables him
to commune with his Maker. It is a likeness mentally, morally, and
socially.
Mentally, man was created as a rational, volitional agent. In other
words, man can reason and man can choose. This is a reflection of
God’s intellect and freedom. Anytime someone invents a machine,
writes a book, paints a landscape, enjoys a symphony, calculates a
sum, or names a pet, he or she is proclaiming the fact that we are
made in God’s image.
Morally, man was created in righteousness and perfect innocence, a
reflection of God’s holiness. God saw all He had made (mankind
included) and called it “very good” (Genesis 1:31). Our conscience
or “moral compass” is a vestige of that original state. Whenever
someone writes a law, recoils from evil, praises good behavior, or
feels guilty, he is confirming the fact that we are made in God’s
own image.
Socially, man was created for fellowship. This reflects God's
triune nature and His love. In Eden, man’s primary relationship was
with God (Genesis 3:8 implies fellowship
with God), and God made the first woman because “it is not good for
the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Every time
someone marries, makes a friend, hugs a child, or attends church,
he is demonstrating the fact that we are made in the likeness of
God.
Part of being made in God’s image is that Adam had the capacity to
make free choices. Although he was given a righteous nature, Adam
made an evil choice to rebel against his Creator. In so doing, Adam
marred the image of God within himself, and he passed that damaged
likeness on to all his descendants (Romans 5:12). Today, we still
bear the image of God (James 3:9), but we also bear
the scars of sin. Mentally, morally, socially, and physically, we
show the effects of sin.
The good news is that when God redeems an individual, He begins to
restore the original image of God, creating a “new self, created to
be like God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24). That
redemption is only available by God’s grace through faith in Jesus
Christ as our Savior from the sin that separates us from God
(Ephesians 2:8-9). Through
Christ, we are made new creations in the likeness of God (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Does not matter how often and how much you post on bible
verses. If bible verses are just pure words to you and
you refuse to practise them you are as good as you are not a
christian. Please respect the buddhists in this
forum. This forum is not satanic as you
said.
As a christian, you are still feeding on milk, I shake my
head.
