We are made to bear the image of God, this much is true. Since Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying God, the world and humanity are fallen and corrupted. People lived to be around 900 years old at first after that. Some say the gene pool was purer then, though that is speculative, though God did reduce man's years following the flood. But even back in the garden, right after A&E sinned, God made a prophetic promise concerning His only begotten Son. We are perfected only in Him.
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amen Jesus is the image of God man was made in his image but we don’t see his image until Jesus came and stepped into our sight
“who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers:
all things were created by him, and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
And
he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that
in all things he might have the preeminence.”
Colossians 1:13-18 KJV
To see gods image we have to look at Christ in the gospel some won’t do that because of the light ( see John 3: 19-21)
“in whom the god of this world hath
blinded the minds of
them which believe not, lest
the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV
If we won’t believe the gospel this can’t happen and Satan knows it
“But
we all, with open face
beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:18 KJV
This changes us in our mind and heart
“
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing:
the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
John 6:63 KJV
He gives us hope
“
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
John 5:24 KJV
And this conforms our beliefs to the son of Gods beliefs expressed in his teachings
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is
your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world: but
be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Romans 12:1-2 KJV
our minds change when we hear Jesus teaching and accept that he’s our lord when we consent to his words in the gospel teaching us about God , mankind , life , death , salvation into his eternal
Kingdom the father , son and Holy Ghost ect and the changing of our minds by this faith leads us to righteousness before God
awe are changed and transformed as we patiently learn and hear and apply the gospel in our lives over time but we’re always safe with him from the beginning he’s with us leading us out of the danger and into life just because we believe in him alone
the renewing of our mind comes because we start letting Jesus words in the gospel into our faith
“
if so be that
ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
that ye put off concerning
the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; ( what you are saying )
and
be renewed in the spirit of your mind; ( hearing and believing the gospel is gods solution ) and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:21-24 KJV
We become like Jesus in our mind and heart instead of like corrupt mankind that fell through adam into sin and death through Christ we are being redeemed to righteousness and life re crested for a new heaven and earth
“Wherefore, as
by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
…Therefore as
by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even
so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Moreover
the law entered, that the offence might abound. But
where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: that as sin hath reigned unto death, even
so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 5:12, 18-21 KJV
As Adam led man into sin and death and produced the law that condemned mankind all as sinners , Christ leads man by the gospel out of sin and death into life eternal