By BibleProject | BibleProject.com
Published in March of 2016
SUMMARY: A wonderfully engaging, short, animated introduction to what the image of God means for humanity. A must-watch for the young and the old to begin learning about the foundational doctrine of the Imago Dei.
KEY QUOTE: “(God) tells the humans to subdue the earth and rule it. And so this task that once belonged only to elite kings is here in the Bible the task of every human being. This was a revolutionary statement in its day because all humans are being called to rule and participate in the human project.”
Our latest curated media on the image of God:
SERMON: Image of God
Pastor David Ellis of Astoria Community Church (Astoria, NY) asks what does it mean to be made in the image of God? Is it our intelligence? Is it how we look? Is it our creativity? Ellis postulates that it is none of those as there are some people that are less intelligent and less creative…
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ARTICLE: Calling for a Modern-Day Reformation
In a powerful essay author Jemar Tisby asks why many American Christians are not welcoming to the increasing diversity of the country when Revelation 7:9 talks about a diverse multitude standing before the throne of the Lord. As a result, Tisby calls for a modern-day reformation rooted in the image of God. Tisby goes one…
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PODCAST: The True Meaning of Being Made in God’s Image
Speaker Mike Cosper details three ways we bear God’s images in the world – our capacity for relationships, our capacity for culture-making, and our capacity for wielding power. Each of these characteristics of God are detailed in the Bible, but what holds us back from realizing our full potential of being made in the image…
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