Reflection On The Image Of God

Thus, this far we have learned about our relationship with Christ, and how we are saved by His mercy and grace. From His birth to his death, our debts are paid so that we may have eternal life. Now, the image of God is something everyone may perceive differently as no one’s understanding is identical. Within this essay, you will learn my personal view on the Image of God and a little about why I have chosen my major as it is today. I will take you on a journey where judging others was easy, and making choices without the authority of God. The place I landed was not very comfortable, but with the Grace of God he brought me through all what seemed impossible.

The term “image” can be described as something in the very nature of humans, in the way they were made (Etzel & Gutierrez, 2012). Therefore, we are created in the Image of God so that we are more like him even with the fall of man. Even though the full term “Image of God” is not specified there is enough evidence or detail to put the pieces together as God created man in his own image, therefore we are a reflection of Christ himself. God says, “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment (John 7:2)”. No one has authority except for Christ to judge others for their wrongs and mistakes. There came a point in time where even though I knew Christ and was saved, I tried to judge others by their appearance instead of their personality. I was working at a call center and during my training, I learned that the man training me was a very godly man, always reading his bible in between calls and praying several times throughout the day. All the while, there was a woman sitting across from us that just looked weird. I said to myself “ I don’t like her” but littl...

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...re humans are without excuse. “For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” Through Christ, all things are made new and without the image of God, well you can only image the hatefulness people would have towards one another. The ultimate image of God is Love. 1 Corinthians speaks of what Love is and 1 John 3:18 clarifies by saying “let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth.” That verse in itself is the Image of Christ as you picture how much He loved us so much, He gave his life for you and me.

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Etzel, G., & Gutierrez, B. (2012). Praxis: Beyond Theory. Academx Publishing Services, Inc.

Weider, D., & Gutierrez, D. (2013). Consider. Academx.