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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] |
Subject: image of God |
Bible Note: Hi Searcher, Sorry bro but I didn't understand your post. What I posted was my view on what I believe the image of God constitutes: a human spirit being (with body and soul) that is capable of directly worshipping and fellowshipping with God. When Adam spiritually died, he lost that direct capability. Adam passed on this fallen likeness to his son also and to the rest of us. While word study does show that animals may also have a spirit and soul, they cannot communicate or fellowship with God (as far as we know). Lastly, bro, I don't buy into Kenneth Copeland's theology. He has some very erroneous beliefs concerning the deity of Christ, what happened to Jesus on the cross, and who we are as Christians. So I have no interest in what he might have to say on this subject. Your bro in Christ, McGracer |