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  1. Jan 4, 2022 · Yes, God is a person. But, when we say that God is a “person,” we do not mean that He is a human being. We mean that God possesses “personality” and that He is a rational Being with self-awareness. Theologians often define person as “an individual being with a mind, emotions, and a will.”

  2. Apr 13, 2017 · When we refer to God as a person, we mean that He is personal, not that He is a magnified human. When speaking of God, we usually try to reserve the term "Person" to one of the three Divine Persons of the Trinity.

  3. Yes, God is a person, but He is not a human being as most of us would assume a "person" to be. By "person," we mean that God is a self-aware rational Being with a personality. Some theologians have defined personhood as "an individual being with a mind, emotions, and a will."

  4. All humans are made in the image of God. That claim was--and still is--revolutionary. But what does it mean to be made “in the image of God?” What is Genesis trying to convey? Why is this such a powerful idea?

  5. Aug 13, 2024 · Key takeaways: Defining personhood is crucial for understanding the debate over whether God is a person. Monotheism complicates the concept of God as a person, given that God is often understood as transcendent. Anthropomorphism is a potential explanation for depictions of God as a person.

  6. God is not an impersonal force or power; He is a Person—the most perfect Person imaginable. There is, of course, a vast difference between God’s personality and ours: He is perfect, but we are not.

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  8. Nov 14, 2019 · Owen Strachan examines what it means to be made in God’s image, and what the gospel does to our humanity—it makes us more truly human as God created us.

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