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God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by ebamma(m): 9:44am On Dec 05, 2013
We have blind men
We have crippled men
We have deaf men
We have mute men
We have ugly men
We have armed robbers
We have scammers
We have terrorists
We have murderers
According to the bible, God created man in his own image,which signifies that man should not be blamed for the way he looks or his lack of virtue, cos he mirrors the image of his creator God,
or am i wrong?
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by Ismahill(m): 9:51am On Dec 05, 2013
If u wan knw. Go heaven go ask urslf silly quxtn
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by fredx4(m): 10:00am On Dec 05, 2013
God is a Spirit and he created man's spirit in his own image. And don't blame God for the dis orderliness in the world, its directly or indirectly caused by the devil.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by ITbomb(m): 10:23am On Dec 05, 2013
Ismahill: If u wan knw. Go heaven go ask urslf silly quxtn
It is not a silly question.

@OP , God created everything and saw that it was good n perfect.
Did God create blind, crippled, deaf men? No
Everything was perfect BEFORE the fall of man.

Man was created to live forever and God explicitly stated 'the day you eat the fruit, you shall surely die' . When they ate the fruit the process of death and decay was activated in man, decay and deformities came in.
.
The Android phone you bought was created perfect from the prototype and the manufacturer told you explicitly , Do Not Root or u will void your warranty, and you went ahead to root it and after rooting, the camera doesnt work or WIFI or earpiece, would you blame God.
Same way God said, 'I place before you life and death, chose ye life that ye might life' , our ancestors choose death and voided the warranty of a perfect life.
That is why u need to be born of the spirit (again) to enjoy the abundant life in Christ Jesus.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by Nobody: 11:28am On Dec 05, 2013
fredx4: God is a Spirit and he created man's spirit in his own image. And don't blame God for the dis orderliness in the world, its directly or indirectly caused by the devil.

Sorry,unless you read another bible.....gods weren't spirits but flesh and blood like us. Spirits interact with humans via dreams not the way the bible "gods" did. They were flesh and blood who came to seed with primitive humans possibly because their race was dying out.

You need to read your bibles again sir!
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by Nobody: 11:29am On Dec 05, 2013
ebamma: We have blind men
We have crippled men
We have deaf men
We have mute men
We have ugly men
We have armed robbers
We have scammers
We have terrorists
We have murderers
According to the bible, God created man in his own image,which signifies that man should not be blamed for the way he looks or his lack of virtue, cos he mirrors the image of his creator God,
or am i wrong?

We are talking of possibly hundreds of gods. God used in the bible was actually plural....there were a lot of them and they were physical,not spirits.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by fredx4(m): 11:40am On Dec 05, 2013
ifeness:

Sorry,unless you read another bible.....gods weren't spirits but flesh and blood like us. Spirits interact with humans via dreams not the way the bible "gods" did. They were flesh and blood who came to seed with primitive humans possibly because their race was dying out.

You need to read your bibles again sir!
John 4:24 God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by farem: 12:32pm On Dec 05, 2013
ebamma: We have blind men
We have crippled men
We have deaf men
We have mute men
We have ugly men
We have armed robbers
We have scammers
We have terrorists
We have murderers
According to the bible, God created man in his own image,which signifies that man should not be blamed for the way he looks or his lack of virtue, cos he mirrors the image of his creator God,
or am i wrong?
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On the last day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Thus, He finished His work with a “personal touch.” God formed man from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Accordingly, man is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material body and an immaterial soul/spirit.

Having the “image” or “likeness” of God means, in the simplest terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that “God is spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God insofar as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death.

The image of God refers to the immaterial part of man. It sets man apart from the animal world, fits him for the dominion God intended him to have over the earth (Genesis 1:28), and enables him to commune with his Maker. It is a likeness mentally, morally, and socially.

Mentally, man was created as a rational, volitional agent. In other words, man can reason and man can choose. This is a reflection of God’s intellect and freedom. Anytime someone invents a machine, writes a book, paints a landscape, enjoys a symphony, calculates a sum, or names a pet, he or she is proclaiming the fact that we are made in God’s image.

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Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by ebamma(m): 1:22pm On Dec 05, 2013
ifeness:

We are talking of possibly hundreds of gods. God used in the bible was actually plural....there were a lot of them and they were physical,not spirits.
please enlighten me more
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by ebamma(m): 1:28pm On Dec 05, 2013
ITbomb:
It is not a silly question.

@OP , God created everything and saw that it was good n perfect.
Did God create blind, crippled, deaf men? No
Everything was perfect BEFORE the fall of man.

Man was created to live forever and God explicitly stated 'the day you eat the fruit, you shall surely die' . When they ate the fruit the process of death and decay was activated in man, decay and deformities came in.
.
The Android phone you bought was created perfect from the prototype and the manufacturer told you explicitly , Do Not Root or u will void your warranty, and you went ahead to root it and after rooting, the camera doesnt work or WIFI or earpiece, would you blame God.
Same way God said, 'I place before you life and death, chose ye life that ye might life' , our ancestors choose death and voided the warranty of a perfect life.
That is why u need to be born of the spirit (again) to enjoy the abundant life in Christ Jesus.
so are u saying that humans today are still paying for the sins of adam and eve, if that's true that means that God does not forgive as christians always want us to belief.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by macof(m): 3:42pm On Dec 05, 2013
ITbomb:
It is not a silly question.

@OP , God created everything and saw that it was good n perfect.
Did God create blind, crippled, deaf men? No
Everything was perfect BEFORE the fall of man.
Perfectness doesn't exist in the right sense of the word.

Nothing is perfect, and Nothing ever was that is why things change.


Man was created to live forever and God explicitly stated 'the day you eat the fruit, you shall surely die' . When they ate the fruit the process of death and decay was activated in man, decay and deformities came in.
.
Man was never meant to live forever. Are u daft? in fact u are daft. Even the Jews don't say such a thing.


Same way God said, 'I place before you life and death, chose ye life that ye might life' , our ancestors choose death and voided the warranty of a perfect life.
Did the Christians who died in Philippines chose death?

You are a bastard for that bold statement.
I can see That u are a wasted life.


That is why u need to be born of the spirit (again) to enjoy the abundant life in Christ Jesus.
When Jesus himself is dead undecided
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by macof(m): 3:52pm On Dec 05, 2013
ebamma: so are u saying that humans today are still paying for the sins of adam and eve, if that's true that means that God does not forgive as christians always want us to belief.

Humans are not paying for anyone's sin.

Ur fathers sin is ur fathers sin
Ur sin is ur sin
And cannot go unpunished
K'amo yi
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by ITbomb(m): 3:57pm On Dec 05, 2013
ebamma: so are u saying that humans today are still paying for the sins of adam and eve, if that's true that means that God does not forgive as christians always want us to belief.
Christians wants you to believe that 'all have sin and come short of the glory (and image) of God' [Yes we are unrepented sinners are paying for the sins of Adam and Eve) so if you want to be in God's image living the abundant life, you need to confess ur sins and accept Christ as your Lord and personal Saviour and your forgiveness will be guaranteed
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by Nobody: 6:08pm On Dec 05, 2013
fredx4:
John 4:24 God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

And that doesn't make it true.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by lanrexlan(m): 7:59pm On Dec 05, 2013
The meaning of God created man in his Image means man has been bestowed with life,understanding,knowledge,power of hearing and seeing but the features of man are different from those of God,only the names are the same.For example,God has life and knowledge and power of understanding,man also has them but there's no comparison between the creator and the created thing.Allah says in the glorious Quran in Surah Ash-Shura 42:11 -The Creator of the heavens and the earth.He has made for you mates from yourselves,and for the cattle (also) mates.By this means He creates you (in the wombs).There is nothing like unto Him,and He is the All-Hearer,the All-Seer
Surah Ikhlas 112:4 -And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him
.Man requires food and water to survive,the Creator doesn't require to be fed[Surah Al-Anam 6:14].The creator is immortal while man is a mortal.
The moment you can compared something to God,be it in million or trillion times He ceases to be God.
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by ITbomb(m): 8:11pm On Dec 05, 2013
^^^ I love this Islamic perspective , God is truly Great
Re: God Created Man In His Own Image, How True Is This Statement? by Ruq: 8:48pm On Dec 05, 2013
ITbomb:
It is not a silly question.

@OP , God created everything and saw that it was good n perfect.
Did God create blind, crippled, deaf men? No
Everything was perfect BEFORE the fall of man.

Man was created to live forever and God explicitly stated 'the day you eat the fruit, you shall surely die' . When they ate the fruit the process of death and decay was activated in man, decay and deformities came in.
.
The Android phone you bought was created perfect from the prototype and the manufacturer told you explicitly , Do Not Root or u will void your warranty, and you went ahead to root it and after rooting, the camera doesnt work or WIFI or earpiece, would you blame God.
Same way God said, 'I place before you life and death, chose ye life that ye might life' , our ancestors choose death and voided the warranty of a perfect life.
That is why u need to be born of the spirit (again) to enjoy the abundant life in Christ Jesus.


If we were created without decay and to live forever, may I ask what our purpose would be ? I know you're going to say we wouldn't be aware of this things if the fruit wasn't eaten, but that'll mean we would all be living in an Utopia. And with that that it means we would be living in a state of equilibrium. As the world is today we all know a world of equilibrium would make no sense, which is the way y'all paint heaven to be like.

Imagine if the fruit wasn't eaten, which I wish it wasn't, everywhere would be peaceful, no wars,ailments,hatred,anger,jealousy and any other bad stuff you can add to it. So happiness till eternity will be boring because we wouldn't know the opposite, the reason we want to be happy is because we know what being sad is like, which makes us cherish our happy times. Now imagine we all in heaven we have no other feeling or state than happy. it appears pointless

Gives me a feeling that there are mind tricks involved.

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