Made in God's Image | N.T. Wright Online

[@michaelkistner6286]

Humans are the material manifestation of the immaterial God's loving presence in and watchcare over the physical world. We stand for Him. Is that what you are saying?

[@normanholditch4504]

No.

[@NTWrightOnline]

Yes, we might nuance it just slightly to say that human beings are called to be the material representatives of the invisible God.

[@michaelkistner6286]

@@NTWrightOnline Is that a call forward into a new objective reality or a call back into a pre-existing one?

[@paulshoh4327]

I love that expression you mentioned human as “image bearer”

[@ziontheelder1697]

2:16 this is a vocation

[@GabbyKunga]

Good connection to the temple language even here. So, as image bearer of God (restored image of the devine now), on this earth as the temple should we humans receive worship?

[@nnwastu2274]

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[@executer40]

I know I'm a year late, but I would like to add something that may be misunderstood with temples. Temples don't receive worship. You don't worship a temple, they are places for worship to something else. If anything this language that we are a temple should be encouraging, you, directly you can do stuff for the direct worship of God. You don't need to go anywhere, or somewhere specific to do so.

[@GabbyKunga]

@@executer40 I agree with you. But I commented in light of the video content that seems to disagree with your point.

[@KingdomUploader]

How would Tom square Genesis 1:24 with Genesis 2:7? 'let the earth bring forth' vs. 'God FORMED man from the dust OF the earth'?

[@NTWrightOnline]

Great question! Tom has contributed significantly to Biologos.org and has many articles there that will help you understand his views. This one is helpful to understand how language was intended in ancient contexts: biologos.org/resources/understanding-ancient-texts-with-n-t-wright. Also, for more depth, you may consider the book, "The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate" by John Walton. Tom, who shares similar perspectives to Walton, also contributes to this book. Tom also offers an online course on Genesis in which you may be interested. You can see a free preview here: www.admirato.org/order?ct=c646fe38-b3a8-48c5-8dd7-a3ee1d01febb We'd love to hear your thoughts as you continue your exploration! --NTW Online Team

[@KingdomUploader]

@@NTWrightOnline wow thank you for those resources - i'd never heard of that site. Should indeed be helpful. Thanks again!

[@iancampbell1316]

Another interpretation of man being made in the image of God. There are so many of them out there.

[@ziontheelder1697]

3:56 image

[@qwerty-so6ml]

Genesis 1 is Lucifer and the fallen angels. They made man in their image. Man is an idol, a trap for angels. One Gospel: Gospel of Reconciliation. Jesus Christ came into THEIR kingdom to reconcile fallen angels unto Himself. We are the fallen angels (ELOHIM) kept in DNA chains of darkness. If you do not confess being a fallen angel in Lucifer's kingdom, then you are an unbeliever. Unbeliever = those that claim to be made in the image of God (ELOHIM).

[@normanholditch4504]

To say that god made man in his own image (no evidence for this) is ignoring the story of evolution (overwhelming evidence).

[@michaelkistner6286]

That's only a problem if you read the text as a science book.

[@benboulet1724]

Evolution overwhelming evidence 😂 sure. What evidence would you need because both creation and evolution needs a miracle to get them off the ground. A miracle with a miracle maker or a miracle without a miracle maker. Yep evolution sounds super logical alright shoved down your throat for 12 years and If evolution is true why care what anyone really believes in cause we’re just DNA dancing to our own tune.

[@danielmooney1138]

The evidence that evolution is junk science is overwhelming. The idea that the universe and all it contains happened by accident has no basis in real science.