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We all know that when Adam fell he lost much—though not all—of the divine image in which he had been created. But God has restored it in Christ. Conformity to the image of God means to become like Jesus: Christlikeness is the eternal predestinating purpose of God.
Jan 4, 2022 · Becoming more like Christ is the desire of every believer, and it is encouraging to know that God has the same desire for us. In fact, the Bible says that God “predestined [believers] to be conformed to the likeness of his Son” (Romans 8:29).
May 24, 2017 · We are like God when we work, being productive according to God’s command (see Gen 1:28). We are like God when we seek justice, again, following God’s call that we “act justly” (Mic 6:8). We are like God in holiness when we follow God’s instruction to us: “Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy” (Lev 19:2).
Apr 29, 2024 · We have been created substantively in God’s image. Early theologians like Irenaeus and Aquinas have long believed that something about our substance or structure is like God’s substance or structure. In other words, humanity has some capacity that makes us image-bearers of God.
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Nov 5, 2020 · When a person accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, they begin the sanctification process of becoming holy, or set apart. This means living a Godly life, which reflects the character of God.
Answer: We are made in the image and likeness of God because we can love, create, and truly choose good. We are capable of truly and freely choosing to do good and to love. Human persons are not mere reactionary creatures but a creation that, like God, can choose to do good and to love one another. Human persons are also able to know and ...
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Apr 12, 2022 · The Bible proposes a radical notion that human beings can and should be like God. We are created in the “image of God” (Gen. 1:27) and called to “be imitators of God” (Eph. 5:1, ESV).