Created in the image of God?
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Key verse(s)/quote(s):
“There is no reason to think that a fish suffers less when dying in a net than a fetus suffers during an abortion.” - Peter Singer, Bio-ethicist & Australian Philosopher
“Then God said, Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” - Genesis 1:26-27
Key takeaway(s):
- The question of our creation in the image of God is a debate about the existence of a Creator (God), the status of human life, our identity, and our value.
- A correct understanding of our origins dictates how we live our life, how we value others, and what we focus upon during our time on earth.
- This debate cannot be reserved to the hallowed halls of academia or journals being spewed by atheistic scientists presenting theories and philosophies unchallenged.
Overview:
What does it mean to be created in God’s image?
It is important to understand and appreciate the significance and implications of being created in God’s image. It is a question of origins, as stated by John Lennox, a noted debater, Bio-ethicist and Oxford Professor (Mathematics and Philosophy of Science). If we do not correctly understand the debate on this…
How did the Bible come together and how much trust can we put in it?
Question:
How did the Bible come together and how much trust can we put in it?
Answer:
1. Please click here to view a post on the topic of how we can trust the Bible to be the Word of God (“Validity of the Bible”). It contains slides, a hand out, and a audio/video recording of a workshop I conducted on this topic.
Why perpetuate the foolish creation vs. evolution debate?
Question:
Why perpetuate the foolish creation vs. evolution debate? There is no debate. Science has proven Evolution true. Though scientifically inaccurate, the Bible’s truths should not be distorted to try and address science, the Hebrews (and Christians after them, I’m afraid) being rather poor scientists, even by Ancient Greek standards. “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” Listen to Jesus and pay attention to his life. Jesus is constantly revising the Old Testament, the received text of his day, making adjustments heralding his remarkable Kingdom of Heaven.
The Bible (Old and New Testaments, btw) is composed of paper with words written down by fallible men. God is perfect and NOTHING else is in the universe. God is NOT paper. Jesus already made all this very clear. The Pharisees clung to the old paper. What do you cling to?
Answer:
Hi ,
Thank you for visiting my site and contributing your thoughts. Let me address your viewpoints one by one.
“Why perpetuate the foolish “Creation vs. Evolution debate”? There is no debate. Science has proven Evolution true.”
I would submit that this is not a foolish debate because its implications are real and significant. The linkage between our origins and thus the concepts of a Creator and our identity definitely hinge on this evolutionary debate. Your assertion that there is no debate and that evolutionism has been proven true is also unfounded as creationism and evolutionism are both…
