There’s hope for us. We are not unavoidably doomed to our flaws and failures and to our pains and scars. We can become something that we are not. The New Testament informs us that followers of Jesus “have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator” […]
Jesus is the man
In part 5 of my previous series on The Image of God, I wrote briefly about Jesus being human. Philippians 2:6-8 tells us about Christ Jesus, Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very […]
THE IMAGE OF GOD Part 8
Humanity was made by God to be his images in his creation. That makes a difference in our understanding of who we are and what we do. It forms our souls, our significance, and our lifestyles. Actually, it re-forms us. But it is not just we ourselves that is impacted. Romans 8:16-23 reveals an astonishing […]
The Image of God Part 6
The Son of God emptied himself and took on human flesh without the brokenness and corruption that all other humans own, and he lived up to God’s original design of humans, and thus restored the reality of a human in God’s image. He is the new Adam, the true image of God. He is the […]
The Image of God Part 4
Please watch this video: Free Fall. Maybe the serpent did laugh or maybe it slithered away thinking, “I wonder what ‘crush your head’ means?” Even within the midst of the curses God hinted that he was not finished though his creation had been broken by the rebellion of humans, his own images. The Old Testament […]
The Image of God, Part 3
In parts 1 and 2 of “The Image of God” I have partially explored the message in Genesis about God’s creation of humanity. He made the first humans, Adam and Eve, in his image. The original and primary identity and destiny of humans are being the children of God partnering with him to finish his […]
Chosen (Part 1)
Do you know what it’s like to be chosen? You may not fully appreciate it if you don’t know what it’s like to not be chosen. When I was a kid, I was not very athletic, so when we chose teams to play baseball or something, I was always near the bottom of the list […]