In response to this, is it possible that the image of God is the soul placed within humans. God has blessed us with intellect, will, emotions, etc. But, I think the image of God possibly refers to the idea that we as human beings can experience God himself within us. Not just as an emotion or a thought, or something. We have this sort of port where God can plug himself into us. This is the Holy Spirit. I don’t think any other creature, Satan, a tapeworm, or even a talking horse, has a soul and can be intimately connected with the creator in this way.
I hope this also answers the question of those who are seemingly incapable of loving (brain injured, psychologically disturbed, those who are so unfortunate as to be suffering with deep, deep, depression.) To use a brief image, it is almost like God took the dirt that he made Adam with and covered himself with it (Naked or not). God says, “I created man in my image and now I fit right inside of him. And, by George, I think I will do that with those who I have chosen to be mine.”
I hope this is helpful, I don’t mean for this to sound like the end all of image discussions, (plese read the rest of this in a spazzed out crazy sort of way) but I was just so excited I could hardly contain myself because it is my first time writing anything on *cino and I am so. . . so. . . yeah! . . . and it is cool because we don’t have to fear culture but we have to do all that we can to be GOd’s people in it and it is about time the churchs general population was able to get its butt out there and do something. Uh, I’m done now. Thanks for the discusion.
Anomos
Apr 16 2002
05:44 am
In response to this, is it possible that the image of God is the soul placed within humans. God has blessed us with intellect, will, emotions, etc. But, I think the image of God possibly refers to the idea that we as human beings can experience God himself within us. Not just as an emotion or a thought, or something. We have this sort of port where God can plug himself into us. This is the Holy Spirit. I don’t think any other creature, Satan, a tapeworm, or even a talking horse, has a soul and can be intimately connected with the creator in this way.
I hope this also answers the question of those who are seemingly incapable of loving (brain injured, psychologically disturbed, those who are so unfortunate as to be suffering with deep, deep, depression.) To use a brief image, it is almost like God took the dirt that he made Adam with and covered himself with it (Naked or not). God says, “I created man in my image and now I fit right inside of him. And, by George, I think I will do that with those who I have chosen to be mine.”
I hope this is helpful, I don’t mean for this to sound like the end all of image discussions, (plese read the rest of this in a spazzed out crazy sort of way) but I was just so excited I could hardly contain myself because it is my first time writing anything on *cino and I am so. . . so. . . yeah! . . . and it is cool because we don’t have to fear culture but we have to do all that we can to be GOd’s people in it and it is about time the churchs general population was able to get its butt out there and do something. Uh, I’m done now. Thanks for the discusion.