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NASB | Genesis 1:27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. [Col 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9] |
Bible Question: Jesus said that God is a spirit. In the beginning God created us in His image. Which means that we were first created as a spirit then He formed our bodies out of the ground and breathe into our nostil and we became a living soul. Am I correct? Were we first created as a spirit? I was told that I am wrong. We were first created from the dust of the ground, but that is not what I understand when I read Genesis. |
Bible Answer: Hi Robina, Welcome to the Forum. Allow me to attempt an answer for you. First of all, I think you're referring to John 4:24 where Jesus says, "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Note that Jesus says 'God is Spirit', not "a" spirit! Second, Genesis 1:27 simply says "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." The Creation account in Gen. 2:7 tells us that "Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." It says nothing about us being "first created as a spirit then He formed our bodies out of the ground..." You have to be careful in reading scripture to not "read into it" something that's not there. This is where I would say you are incorrect- in that sense:-) My questions to you would be: 1. What makes you believe that we were first created as a spirit? 2. What is the Biblical basis of your understanding in reading Genesis? (What does the scripture say?) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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