Genesis 1:27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God’s Image
1. Where do you get our information about God?
2. What do you think about Him?
3. How do you know if your thoughts about God are accurate?
4. What you believe that is false could be killing you!
Concept VS Image
Each person has a concept of God. It doesn’t mean it is correct.
The image of God is what separates us from the animals.
What you think about God will determine how you process all aspects of life. (Think increments) ~Kevin O’Connor
Deut. 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Is This Commandment Possible?
1. All your heart? Psalm 86:11
11 Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Is This Commandment Possible?
1. All your heart? Psalm 86:11
2. All your soul? Luke 10:27 Jesus separates the soul and the mind.
You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body, you’re not your body.
Being human (a person) is based on your soul, not your body.
Is This Commandment Possible?
1. All your heart? Psalm 86:11
2. All your soul? Luke 10:27
3. All your strength? Isaiah 40:29
Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Is This Commandment Possible?
1. All your heart? Psalm 86:11
2. All your soul? Luke 10:27
3. All your strength? Isaiah 40:29
4. Jesus added, your mind. Luke 10:27 It’s the last step in a progression of being in His image.
What does a woman’s heart reveal about God’s image?
Reflecting God’s Heart or Image
1. Proverbs 13:1 Keeper of the home. She builds her house.
2. I Tim. 5:10 Kind in servanthood.
3. Proverbs 31:30 Speaks wisdom.
4. Titus 2:3-5 Teaches what is good.
5. I Peter 3:4 Knows the power of a gentle and quiet spirit.
Mark 12:16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” "Caesar's," they replied.
17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him.
