27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them (Genesis 1:27).
The sovereign act of God in creating man in God’s image is a detail we should not overlook. We were created in the image of God and therefore bear a mark of the Creator. This mark is not an outward appearance but rather an inward part of our very being. We are in the image of God. As the image bearer of God, there is a certain relationship that is natural. This natural relationship is by design. God in His absolute sovereignty, wanted part of His creation to be a reflection of Him. This gift of being the image bearer was imparted to us as part of who we were created to be. We know that the Fall of Man in Genesis 3 led to a marring of Man as the image bearer. However, God’s sovereignty mandates that this marring could not be permanent. This must be so since the act of creation is a decree of God. That decree says that Man is in the image of God. What God created in His image, will in the end, be restored as the true image bearer. We know that Christ as the second Adam, altogether Man, altogether God, is the ultimate image of God in Man. It is therefore through Christ that we are restored to our original created form; in the image of God. This is a blessed hope and a true assurance.
The sovereign act of God in creating man in God’s image is a detail we should not overlook. We were created in the image of God and therefore bear a mark of the Creator. This mark is not an outward appearance but rather an inward part of our very being. We are in the image of God. As the image bearer of God, there is a certain relationship that is natural. This natural relationship is by design. God in His absolute sovereignty, wanted part of His creation to be a reflection of Him. This gift of being the image bearer was imparted to us as part of who we were created to be. We know that the Fall of Man in Genesis 3 led to a marring of Man as the image bearer. However, God’s sovereignty mandates that this marring could not be permanent. This must be so since the act of creation is a decree of God. That decree says that Man is in the image of God. What God created in His image, will in the end, be restored as the true image bearer. We know that Christ as the second Adam, altogether Man, altogether God, is the ultimate image of God in Man. It is therefore through Christ that we are restored to our original created form; in the image of God. This is a blessed hope and a true assurance.
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