Made to Reflect God's Character
When the Bible says humans were made in God’s image, it doesn’t mean looking like God. It means having a mind and character like his: loving, honest, and good. That’s what made humanity different from every other creature.
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Frequently asked questions
So the image of God isn't physical at all?
Right. It's about reflecting how God thinks and acts, not what he looks like.
Bible references
Genesis 1:26-27Show verseHide verse
26God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
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10and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
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