Tag: image of God
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What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 3
Science and the Sacred: What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 3 (This is the third of a three part series by OT scholar Peter Enns.) One of the portraits the New Testament paints of Jesus is that of ultimate image-bearer of God. Jesus fully reflects God’s image; he is the true representative of God…
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What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 2
Science and the Sacred: What Does “Image of God” Mean? Part 2 by Peter Enns Last week we saw that “image of God” in Genesis 1:26-27 means being God’s representative rulers in his creation. This is similar to two ancient practices: kings placing images of themselves in distant parts of their kingdom and the use…
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Evolution, the Image of God, and Speech (RJS)
Jesus Creed: Evolution, the Image of God, and Speech (RJS) … To ask if God is necessary for the evolution of mankind as we stand today misses the point. As a Christian I believe that there is no "natural mechanism" without God – because there is no creation without God. He made and sustains all.…
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Prosperity: Respect for the Individual
We hear much today about the destructiveness of individualism. It no doubt is a significant cultural issue. But only recently has such excessive focus on the individual emerged. Throughout history, individuals were considered subordinate to society or rulers. An individual's existence and liberty were maintained primarily at the pleasure of the societal elite. Elaborate religious…
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Household: “Head” in 1 Corinthians 11 (Part 2)
We pick up now with the rest of the passage following 1 Corinthians 11:3: But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the husband (or man) is the head of his wife (woman), and God is the head of Christ. I've said that "head" here functions as "origin."…
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Household: The Royal Family
Rom 8:12-30 12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh — 13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who…
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Household: Context for the Post-Resurrection Household of God
We are finished with Jesus' use of fictive family. In the coming posts, I will focus on the post-Resurrection Church. Before going there, I think it might be helpful to reset the stage. We have looked at the nature of the Greco-Roman household. Patriarchy, patronage, honor, and status were driving cultural influences. The Roman Empire…
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“Men and Women: From Different Planets or the Shared Image of God?” Dan Brennan
Faith Dance: Men and Women: From Different Planets or the Shared Image of God? by Dan Brennan. This is really an exceptional post with great insights and reflection. This post is about intimacy, men, women and prayer. I want to give a few choice quotes from Eugene Peterson in his book Five Smooth Stones for…
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“Male and Female” in God’s Image?
I recently wrote about the Equal in Being, Unequal in Role formula of complementarians, and its logical inconsistency. There is another variation of this claim that says that male and female "bear God's image," but male and female play "different" (eternally hierarchical) roles. This is usually framed something like this: "The man's role is to…