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NASB | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth." [Ps 104:30; Heb 1:2; 11:3] |
Bible Question: what is the image of GOD? what is his likeness? |
Bible Answer: I believe what is being said in the statement "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness" is, we are create in God's essence. By this I mean we were given similar attributes like emotions, values, and feelings. Of course God's attributes are much stronger and purer because He is God the creator of them. Likewise ours have become tainted by sin, however I think they make up who and what we are. |