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The Image of God

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Manly P. Hall: "If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing"


What do you think the Bible means when it said we are created in the image of God?

Genesis 1:26 NIV
"Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground"

When we read this verse, we learn God created us in his 'image'. What is the image of God? 

If you are looking for an explicit definition of what exactly constitutes the image of God in Scripture, you won’t find one. 
It is an image that bears the righteousness and holiness of God. When Scripture describes all of God’s attributes, it is in the context of God being the perfection of such attributes. For example, God is love, and God’s love is perfect.
It is the unique creation of mankind in the image of God that distinguishes us from all other creatures.

It is true that when we look at humanity today, we see a great difference between the holiness of God’s character and human character. We have distorted the very nature of God’s character in humanity because of our rejection of God’s holiness and rule in our lives.
In short, SIN.
God is miraculous, God is powerful, He has no limits. When you look at men of God who have gone very deep into the spiritual, they have regained some of the initial attributes of God, healing the sick through God.
The first effect of sin on man is that we lost our purpose. The devil tricked Eve by saying "If you eat of the forbidden, you will become like "God". Unbeknownst, she already had that capability, the only thing left was to access it.

It is not our physical bodies that resemble God. It is our minds. Your mind is boundless. You can do anything.

Science says human beings only use about 10% of their entire brain capacity. With this 10%, look at what we have built, technology, artificial intelligence, all with 10%.
Now imagine if we were to harness our full potential.

"All around the world, we are gazing skyward, waiting for God . . . never realizing that God is waiting for us. But once we realize that we are truly created in the Creator’s image, we will start to understand that we, too, must be Creators. When we understand this fact, the doors will burst wide open for human potential" -Katherine, The Lost Symbol.
Didn't the bible say "be fruitful and multiply"?"
Stagnation is not an image of God.
Poverty is not an image of God

John 10:34
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

Psalms 82:6
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

When your perception is transformed, a new reality is born. You are to birth new ideas, open your mind to possibilities, open your mind to miracles.

Article Inspired by; Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol.

©Adetomiwa Oyedotun
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