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If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.
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It describes the order before the fall before the whole creation was corrupted when God corrupted it .It would appear it began on day 4 with the temporal time keepers (Sun and moon) .The glory of God had departed and will not return to lighten this creation. In the new order that glory will be the light. There will be no darkness as metaphor to represent evil.
Yes, in the image of God who is not a man as us. Likeness of God not seen.... not man seen . God is not a man as us never was never could be.He has no beginning or end .
When we make gods in the likeness of men we blaspheme the holy name by which we are called and violate the first commandment to have no other gods before Christ to include ones own self as a god.
Acts 14:11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
They attributed the work of God to the hands of sinful men, the apostles, as if God was served by human hand in any way shape or form and needed something form the clay he is forming Christ in..
When we make gods in the likeness of men we blaspheme the holy name by which we are called and violate the first commandment to have no other gods before Christ to include ones own self as a god.
Acts 14:11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
They attributed the work of God to the hands of sinful men, the apostles, as if God was served by human hand in any way shape or form and needed something form the clay he is forming Christ in..
It means we are to care for His creation, the animals, his creatures.
Because we are created in the image and likeness of God, its good to get to know our Creator and do the things He does,learn how to do things His way.
Dominion to me means caring, or maybe ruling. I dont think it means dominating.
As a believer i think the way we treat animals shows us we are like God, when we look after them. Because they are precious in his sight, even the sparrows.
If a believer says to me he or she doesnt care about animal welfare and thinks its ok to abuse or maltreat an animal or poison them I would be very sad. Since Noahs flood Animals now fear us cos we eat them but many sacrifice their lives for us. So we are to give thanks for without them we wouldnt be able to survive on earth.
Because we are created in the image and likeness of God, its good to get to know our Creator and do the things He does,learn how to do things His way.
Dominion to me means caring, or maybe ruling. I dont think it means dominating.
As a believer i think the way we treat animals shows us we are like God, when we look after them. Because they are precious in his sight, even the sparrows.
If a believer says to me he or she doesnt care about animal welfare and thinks its ok to abuse or maltreat an animal or poison them I would be very sad. Since Noahs flood Animals now fear us cos we eat them but many sacrifice their lives for us. So we are to give thanks for without them we wouldnt be able to survive on earth.
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Well there post, it seems you are asking the right questions. In Gen. 1:26 God indeed gave mankind dominion. Nothing has changed that. Because of the fall and sin we see an imbalance in the intended order of an earth properly ran. The dread of animals was a real problem in days gone by but we are getting a handle on that by understanding them better. As we run to and fro and our knowledge increases (Dan. 12:4) we could probably still do good by God creation.
That was the good news. The bad news is because of our warlike societies and the devil really running the political aspects of our greedy world system, we will never pull it off. Most of our new technology comes from warfare. In fact, it is prophesied that the world will once again become war torn. The United States called itself Christian from its very beginning which brought us a blessing. We are now straying from those Christian values. Look at our inner cities of late. Violence everywhere, blood touching blood.
It seems we haven't progressed as much as we think. We keep returning to the oppressive tactics of our warlike past. Where all things were put under is is here:
Heb. 2:6-9 "But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
So, what should this tell us? Just keep watching, Jesus isn't done with us yet. Oh yeah, prophecy also says He will come back just before we destroy all life on earth (Mark 13:20).
That was the good news. The bad news is because of our warlike societies and the devil really running the political aspects of our greedy world system, we will never pull it off. Most of our new technology comes from warfare. In fact, it is prophesied that the world will once again become war torn. The United States called itself Christian from its very beginning which brought us a blessing. We are now straying from those Christian values. Look at our inner cities of late. Violence everywhere, blood touching blood.
It seems we haven't progressed as much as we think. We keep returning to the oppressive tactics of our warlike past. Where all things were put under is is here:
Heb. 2:6-9 "But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man."
So, what should this tell us? Just keep watching, Jesus isn't done with us yet. Oh yeah, prophecy also says He will come back just before we destroy all life on earth (Mark 13:20).
Genesis 1:26
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
We see "in Our image"
The Hebrew grammar, preposition could read as
"Let us make man 'as' our image"
So if that's the case then God made us as is image.
If we are created as his image then it can fit with the command to have dominion according to our likeness.
Created as the image of God, and we are in his likeness.
As a result we are to reflect him here on earth and walk on earth like he would.
As he did with Adam & Eve before they fell.
Genesis 1:27
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Just a side note and maybe a distraction.
Do those who deny Jesus being there in the beginning use the above verse to say Jesus was created?
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
We see "in Our image"
The Hebrew grammar, preposition could read as
"Let us make man 'as' our image"
So if that's the case then God made us as is image.
If we are created as his image then it can fit with the command to have dominion according to our likeness.
Created as the image of God, and we are in his likeness.
As a result we are to reflect him here on earth and walk on earth like he would.
As he did with Adam & Eve before they fell.
Genesis 1:27
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Just a side note and maybe a distraction.
Do those who deny Jesus being there in the beginning use the above verse to say Jesus was created?
