Gospel Moments (5): Made in the Image of God

MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

Genesis 1:27 ESV

So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.

Just as the heavens and

the earth weren’t the result

of just a random big bang,

Adam and Eve did not

EVOLVE

from molecules, an ameba, or an ape. amphibian,

ape, ameba, nor a duck.

Adam and Eve were

CREATED

by God.

God created man

in the image of God

he created him

male and female

he created them

In one verse God

has repeated the word

created three times.

Man and woman are not

the result of a

random act of chance;

they were the crowning

work of God’s

masterful and magnificent

creation!

This opening poetic

outpouring of Moses

reaches it’s crescendo in jubilant

praise as he meditates

and contemplates

his maker–God’s work

and God’s power

and GOD’S GLORY!

Elohim’s creative word!

Yahweh’s almighty power!

Jehovah’s supreme intelligence!

As Moses writes he exalts our

awesome God who is

worthy of all of our

worship and all of our praise

and he proclaims His

mighty deeds

and His character.

Adam and Eve were not

some random act of chance,

an experiment,

a pawn on a chessboard,

or just two of an insignificant

number of millions of humans

to come.

Adam and Eve were made to

be in relationship with their maker.

God made humanity to know Him.

God made you in his

image to glorify Him

and to enjoy Him.

You are fearfully

and wonderfully made.

He formed you in your mother’s

womb.

Do we believe that God is God?

That He created ALL THINGS?

That He is LORD OF ALL?

That He created us to

know and love Him?

Taking the Gospel to Heart

and Bringing It to Life

We really want to

take these truths to heart

and ask God to establish them

so that we will live

according to them.

God created us to know Him.

Therefore we want to know Him!

We want to live out our