How are we made in the Image of God?

[Magenta]

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. Psalm 14 v 1

Scripture defines who and what Bart Erhman is: a fool. Here is some of what Scripture says of fools ~

1. being wicked (2 Samuel 13 v 13; Psalm 94 v 3,8)

2. mockers of God (Psalm 74 v 22)

3. not understanding their bleak eternal destiny (Psalm 92 v 6)

4. being rebellious (Psalm 107 v 17)

5. despising spiritual wisdom (Proverbs 1 v 7)

6. hating spiritual knowledge (Proverbs 1 v 22)

7. mockers delighting in mockery (Proverbs 1 v 22)

8. being wayward and complacent (Proverbs 1 v 32)

9. being wicked and held up to shame by God (Proverbs 3 v 33, 35)

10. dying for their lack of knowledge (Proverbs 10 v 21)

11. having hearts that blurt out folly (Proverbs 12 v 23)

12. detesting the thought to turn away from evil (Proverbs 13 v 19)

13. bringing harm to their companions (Proverbs 13 v 20)

14. folly in their heart that is deception (Proverbs 14 v 8)

15. mockers at making amends for their sins (Proverbs 14 v 9)

16. known for their folly that only yields folly (Proverbs 14 v 24)

17. not spreading true [spiritual] knowledge (Proverbs15 v 7)

18. their folly that brings them punishment (Proverbs 16 v 22)

20. being ignorant of their wrong-doings (Ecclesiastes 5 v 1)

21. being unpleasing to God (Ecclesiastes 5 v 4)

22. having hearts that are in the house of pleasure (Ecclesiastes7 v 4)

23. their laughter as being meaningless (Ecclesiastes 7 v 6)

24. their anger residing in their laps (Ecclesiastes 7 v 9)

25. thinking of themselves as wise counselors
but only giving senseless advice (Isaiah 19 v 11)

26. not being willing to walk in the Way of Holiness (Isaiah 35 v 8)

27. not knowing God (Jeremiah 4 v 22)

28. being false prophets (Jeremiah 50 v 36)

29. being equated with the wicked (1 Samuel 25 v 25)

30. at times for recognizing themselves as being great sinners (1 Samuel 26:21)

31. resentment or envy slaying them (Job 5:2)

31. denying the existence of God (Psalm 14:1; 53:1)

32. their chattering that bring them to ruin (Proverbs 10:10,14)

33. the spreaders of slander (Proverbs 10:18)

34. finding pleasure in evil conduct (Proverbs 10:23)

35. choosing a way that seems right to them and ignoring good advice (Proverbs 12:15)

36. angering quickly (Proverbs 12:16; 20:3; 29:11)

37. exposing their own folly (Prov 13 v 16)

38. being hotheaded and reckless (Prov 14 v 16)

39. having mouths that gush folly (Prov 15 v 2)

40. having mouths that feed on folly (Prov 15 v 14)

41. spurning their father's discipline (Prov 15 v 5)

42. having no desire to get wisdom (Prov 17 v 16)

43. finding no pleasure in understanding (Prov 18 v 2)

44. delighting in airing their own opinions (Prov 18 v 2)

45. having perverse lips (Prov v 19:1)

46. scorning the wisdom of wise words if the wise speak to them (Proverbs23:9)

47. their proverbs being as useless as a lame man's legs hanging limp (Proverbs 26:7).

48. a dog that returns to its vomit when it repeats its folly (Proverbs 26:11)

49. their provocation which is heavier than stone and sand (Proverbs 27:3)

50. their great reluctance in removing their folly from themselves (Proverbs 27:22)

51. trusting in themselves (Proverbs 28:26)

52. raging and scoffing at the wise man with whom he goes to court (Proverbs 29:9)

53. playing the fool, exalting themselves or planning evil (Proverbs 30:32)

54. walking in the darkness (Ecclesiastes 2:14)

55. folding their hands and bringing ruin to themselves (Ecclesiastes 4:5)

56. their speech pours out many words (Ecclesiastes 5:3)

57. lacking sense and showing everyone how stupid they are (Ecclesiastes 10:13)

58. being consumed by their own lips (Ecclesiastes 10:12)

59. multiplying their own words (Ecclesiastes 10:14)

60. speaking folly (Isaiah 32:6) 61. their minds being busy with evil (Isaiah 32:6)

62. practising ungodliness and spreading error concerning the Lord (Isaiah 32:6)

63. leaving the hungry empty and withholding water from the thirsty (Isaiah 32:6)

64. gaining riches by unjust gains (Jeremiah 17:11)

 

[Reddogs]

The image of God is an innocent nature in flesh.

Which Jesus came in the image of God.

In the Old Testament Adam was made in the image of God.

The New Testament says Adam was made in the figure of Christ.

The image of God is the image of Christ.

God created Adam in the image that He would show in the future an innocent nature in flesh.

When Adam sinned he fell out of the image of God.

And no person was in the image of God until the man Christ Jesus was born.

And then all people led by the Spirit abstaining from sin which a Spirit led person will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

Which a person will not be led of the Spirit unless they are willing to give up sin and do good.

Would you say this is equivalent to the 'Mind of Christ'?

 

[GWH]

The image of God is an innocent nature in flesh.

Which Jesus came in the image of God.

In the Old Testament Adam was made in the image of God.

The New Testament says Adam was made in the figure of Christ.

The image of God is the image of Christ.

God created Adam in the image that He would show in the future an innocent nature in flesh.

When Adam sinned he fell out of the image of God.

And no person was in the image of God until the man Christ Jesus was born.

And then all people led by the Spirit abstaining from sin which a Spirit led person will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

Which a person will not be led of the Spirit unless they are willing to give up sin and do good.

All of humanity was created in the image of God, which means with God-consciousness and consequent moral conscience.
Moral conscience means having guilt when one chooses to sin/ignore GW/disfigure God's image.
Christ is the perfect image of God, being the incarnation of the HS/GW.

 

[homwardbound]

All of humanity was created in the image of God, which means with God-consciousness and consequent moral conscience.
Moral conscience means having guilt when one chooses to sin/ignore GW/disfigure God's image.
Christ is the perfect image of God, being the incarnation of the HS/GW.

The Exact image for us to be given new life from Daddy to see new in God's Spirit and Truth, learn to be new humbly so, at least for me as I learn new daily, thanks for your post GW

 

[homwardbound]

Would you say this is equivalent to the 'Mind of Christ'?

• Colossians 1:15: "He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation".
• Hebrews 1:3: "[Jesus] is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature".
• Colossians 1:19: "For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell".

 

[greenonions]

We see what it says when man was created..
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

We see what Christ said to Philip when he asked to see God the Father..
John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

So how was man created in image made to resemble God.

God is Spirit and invisible, but is it possible that He assumes a form that looks like a man (Ezekiel 1:26)? He looks like a man in visions of His throne. So man literally looks like God?

 

[homwardbound]

God is Spirit and invisible, but is it possible that He assumes a form that looks like a man (Ezekiel 1:26)? He looks like a man in visions of His throne. So man literally looks like God?

I, personally can only see to be Father and Son's servant, to be a waiter and serve. Learning, learned to trust God alone in all things and see discernment as in Matthew 10:16-20, and see Luke 21:14-15, I am in process daily, Putting behind me, what is behind me and not claiming perfection of me. Only Father and Sons (One) Thanks Phil 3