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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: "Let Us make man in Our image." |
Bible Note: Hi Lionstrong, You wrote, "his is the head of every man in the church". I don't know if you meant "he is the head..." or not, but what you actually wrote is essentially the sense of what we are talking about. Makarios wrote of our being a reflection of Christ. When people look at us they should be seeing Christ in us. We were made in His image. It is His head (face) that they should see in us in the sense that we are discussing being in His image. Here is a comparison of Genesis 1:26 and 1 Corinthians 11:3. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in **Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule...And God created man in *His own image, in the image of God/He created him; male and female He created them." 1 Cor 11:1, "Be imitators of me, just as I also am of (Christ)...verse 3, "But I want you to understand that Christ is the **Head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying, disgraces his *Head. But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying, disgraces her head;...verse 7, "For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God;/ but the woman is the glory of man." In keeping with showing the contrasts in the Scriptures, I would point out that we are mere men and are "heads" but God is our "Head", and God is the head of Christ. "as Christ also is Head of the church." Ephesians 5:23. So we have this statement in 1 Cor 11:3. Christ is the Head of every man, man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. I believe that Christ is our **Head and is God. This One is the image or head of the Christ, our spiritual *Head. It is because we were created in *His own image, that we desire not to disgrace our *Head. Genesis 1:27-- 1 Cor. 11:4 So my question to you, Lionstrong, would be whether you would agree or not with my Interlinear literal reading of 1 Cor. 11:3, "But I want you to know that Christ is the Head of every man, and the man (is) the head of a woman, and God (is the) head of Christ. Every man praying or prophesying, having (anything) down over (his) head shames his Head. And every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is the same (as) being shaved." The parentheses, slashes, and stars are for comparison and are mine. Except the parentheses in the quote immediately above shows what is inferred in the Greek. I hope that I was clear enough here. I'd like to talk also about Colossians 1:18, "And He/is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation." Contrasts are there for "he is" and "He is". From the heart, Ray |