Justin Taylor posted a nice primer on a Biblical theology of the image of God in man. Man was created in the image of God (Gen 1:26; 9:6; James 3:9). Though that image became marred by sin, it was passed on to Adam’s posterity (Gen 5:3; 1 Cor 15:49). In contrast to man who was made in the image of God, Jesus is the image of God (Col 1:15; 2 Cor 4:4). The Christian hope is to be fully transformed into Christ’s image. We have begun to experience that transformation already (Rom 8:29; 2 Cor 3:18; Col 3:10), and will see the fulfillment of the process at the return of Christ (1 Cor 15:49; 1 John 3:2).
September 20, 2010
Thinking to Believe 
September 21, 2010 at 10:54 am
Greetings! Brother Dulle
I partially agree with this article concerning the image of God stating that man (referring to the first man Adam and the second Adam Jesus Christ) were made in the image of God most High (referring to being a perfect expression of God’s character) and that subsequent humanity are images of Adam after he transgressed God’s holy commandment which means man must come to believe on the second Adam to possibly have an opportunity to be conformed to the image of God Almighty which I contend must happen in this life in order for one to partake of the first resurrection.
Have a blessed day!
Marquest Burton
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September 28, 2010 at 11:48 am
“Francis Schaeffer once remarked that if he had only an hour to spend with an unbeliever, he would spend the first fifty–five minutes talking about creation and what it means for humanity to bear the image of God—and then he would use the last five minutes to explain the way of salvation.”
MacArthur, J. (2001). The battle for the beginning : The Bible on creation and the fall of Adam (43).
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