Made In The Image & Likeness of God

Genesis 1:26
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.”

Here we see a picture of man in his original state of creation. When Adam sinned he lost that position of dominion, and he lost the image of God. But when Jesus came and died for all mankind, for all who have been born again, they have been restored to the original image and likeness of God. As the above verse states God made man in His image and in His likeness. These two words reveal a lot about who we now are and why we are here. They do not mean the same thing.

The word image means we resemble God, His very nature as a moral spirit being, which has been imparted to us. Your spirit man, the real you, is as holy as God Himself. Your spirit man is as perfect as God Himself. Your new spirit came from God, and therefore is a part of Him. 1 Corinthians 6:17 tells us that when we are joined to the Lord (born again) we become one spirit with Him.

The second word likeness means to represent God’s authority in stewarding creation. In other words we are to live every day knowing we represent God on this planet, and we have His authority to carry out His plan, to take dominion for God’s kingdom. So these two words refer to His nature (image), and His purpose (likeness). To walk in this new nature and purpose of life, we look to the Word of God, primarily the New Testament and we see a reflection of this new image. The more we see it the more we become transformed on the outside to this new man within (2 Cor. 3:18). Look in God’s mirror everyday and see the new you.

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