It’s the same with us. Being created in the Image of God is like being sent by the Triune God as His emissaries or ambassadors, which means that every human being has intrinsic infinite dignity and worth, not because of who they are, or what they possess, or what they have achieved, but because of whom they represent.
This is how you should think about yourself. This defines your significance and your worth. This is also how you should think about everyone else. This view should shape your attitude in relating to others.
Now, let’s read from Genesis 2.
“Then God Yahweh formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” [Genesis 2:7]
There is such intimacy in the creation story. Everything else was created merely by speaking. The creation of man is different. Our Creator describes Himself as a potter, getting His hands dirty, forming humanity out of the dust of the earth, and then breathing the breath of life into our nostrils. Such an intimate picture!
Often people think about this as a naïve story, but in reality it was the most majestic event: the moment when humanity was created with incredible affection. Even today, this is how our God sees your creation. This is how important you are to Him.
[2] Body and soul
In the Biblical worldview we are both: body and soul. Not one or another. The modern evolutionary view would stick with the body alone, and the Eastern view would focus on the soul. The Christian worldview acknowledges both.
When we die the two are forcefully separated – death is a violent event – but when God the Creator comes to restore His entire creation, we will receive new resurrected bodies. This is our ultimate hope.
To be continued…
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